O-Ring mod for $100ish USD - hope it works
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Re: O-Ring mod for $100ish USD - hope it works
I am partial to placing the O-ring groove on the cylinders. Less to go wrong there and much easier to assemble as gravity helps rather than hinders.
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Re: O-Ring mod for $100ish USD - hope it works
I cut the head.
Over the years I have replaced the cylinders 4 or 5 times... still using the same heads.
I glue the O ring in the slot with a spot of grease.
Over the years I have replaced the cylinders 4 or 5 times... still using the same heads.
I glue the O ring in the slot with a spot of grease.
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Re: O-Ring mod for $100ish USD - hope it works
what is the ideal inner / outer diameter and depth of the trench for the oring in the the head? is there a common oring size used?
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Re: O-Ring mod for $100ish USD - hope it works
the O-rings can not be squished together, they only deform.graham heise wrote:what is the ideal inner / outer diameter and depth of the trench for the oring in the the head? is there a common oring size used?
so if you take crossections : the one from the trench needs to be a tiny bit bigger than that of the ring.
I make the trench just as wide as the ring (prevents the ring from falling out on assembly) and make the depth 20% less than the the diameter of the ring.
for example : crossection of a 2mm ring = Pi x R² = 3.14 mm²
crossection of trench = 2 x 1.6 (80% of 2) = 3.2 mm²
you should try to leave 3mm of material between the combustion chamber and the trench
if it runs, you can race it !
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Re: O-Ring mod for $100ish USD - hope it works
Thank you for the reply gents. I have read every post on this forum regarding modifiying a stock rz 350 head for optimum performance. From what i understand the basic mod description is. o'ring the head, .9mm squish, 14 deg squish band angle, squish band width 40-45 percent of bore diameter, 19 to 20cc volume, 7.2 to 7.5 corrected compression (130-145psi) for a tuned ported road race engine? Is this the basic formula? I have 2 heads and a local engineering shop down the road (iron horse engineering) who i hope can do the work.
Let me know if i am wrong on the specs. I'll post the outcome once done.
Let me know if i am wrong on the specs. I'll post the outcome once done.
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