G2 Which Way Do the Rings Go?

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This answer was in your other thread about this


Buggies Gone Wild ,com tech support said this

Originally Posted by invalidsession

Tapered side up.It's what used to be known as a scraper ring. Also, index the rings when installing. 95 or so degrees away from each other on the gaps on typical three ring pistons with the upper ring gap as far away from the spark plug as possible. This prevents combustion gas shooting through the gap in the rings and the indexing helps improve compression. Use assembly lube and hand rotate the crank before completion to ensure everything is located correctly and not binding.
Old school racing practice but still holds true and here's another old tip for you gear heads; Indexing spark plugs. Mark the position of the electrode tip and work out where it faces the intake valve, add or remove shims to place it thus. That old chestnut was worthy of a 16 HP gain on a Lotus twin valve back in the day. Hope that helps.

Chris.