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There are specialty shops / engine builders that have been making these for awhile now. Now this parts have made it to the big time.

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Are they legal for Stock?

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That's what I was so curious about????

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this isnt new, just the first time it has been advertised

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Nobody's commiting.

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Yeah! You can run anything that'll fit in a stock width & depth ring groove for your particular engine.

Jerry

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reading the 2009 nhra rulebook for stock, under pistons, there is nothing saying this is an illegal part. as long as there is no mods to piston to run ring, its legal. and to think, somebody has thought to finally build a ring just like this. i do know of a few people, whos names will remain nameless, that already use these rings that they have customize. there are gains to be had, depending on how cylinders are prepared. rick.

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This is yet another example where it costs the racer more money to stay within the rules than to allow a piston with any ring width. The piston makers don't charge any more or less for a thin or fat ring groove. But you'll sure pay for these spacers.
No different than my argument to allow "true" solid lifters in Stock. You can buy a "true" solid lifter set for $85.00 or so, or you can spend $300-$800 on a "quasi hydraulic" lifter that only has .015" of plunger travel. In the end, the engine doesn't know the difference from one to the other. But your wallet does.

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This has been being done by some people since the late 70's. Just goes to the power of advertising.

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Been there, doing that, even in some limited class circle track engines I build. I'll go one step further than Dwight. He's right about advertisement, but I think the MBA's Call it marketing of a product. It is just like all the other little tricks done from long ago with rings. You can now buy various ring packages from specialty ring suppliers(some majors too) with the modifications already performed. All you old Modified and Gas racers remember when you couldn't buy a gas ported piston. Had to do it yourself didn't you. I still have my fixture. It is so easy now all you have to do is tell a piston MFG the hole count,placement and size you want. Oh yea, any of you guys ever gas ported a ring? :~)

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I always say when technolgy is available to everyone that probaly means it's outdated. I always
wonder about the military technolgy they tell us about that amazes me,which has to be outdated or they wouldn't tell us.
Mike Taylor3601