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ok getting it all balanced as we speak, just a concern, im leaning toward replacing the clutch but im getting it balanced my excedy, will the new clutch affect the balance that much?

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Ok just got the call from my machinist. $866 for the balancing, grub screwing the crank, checking bearing clearances, installing crank collar. So my build so far is very close to $5k

i doubt that anyone is still actually going to help me but i have some questions.

my stagea manual is in Japanese, but i have an r33 manual in English (only covers rb26 bottom end) will the rb26 bottm end and rb25 top end torque settings be ok for my rb25 neo?

what is my ring gap supposed to be, i just want to make sure it has all been machined correctly before i assemble it. (cp pistons, 86.5mm)

arp head studs, what kind of socket is it and what size?

assembly lube, is it normally in the oil section at auto stores?

Ok incase anyone cares. I'm going top 17 mid 19 oil 16.

The manual says to stretch the head studs, do arp studs need this done too? Will i need to re tension the head studs after the run in?

Head settings In my manual says

Tighten to 29N-m

Tighten to 98N-m

Loosen to 0N-m

Tighten to 25-34N-m

Tighten to 93-103N-m

But the arp booklet says 80N-m

What should I do?

just noticed something strange, in the paperwork for the pistons it says the rings are made to suit a specific bore size but when measured they came back at top .010 and mid .015

what grade file should i use to file the gap?

Just thought I would try the cp ring gap calculator formula and according to that my ring gaps should be top .018 mid .024 and oil minimum .015.

That's kind of disturbing.

ok update. out of the box the rings measure as follows, #1 - .010 and .020, #2 - .012 and .022, #3 - .011 and .020, #4 - .011 and .020, #5 - .010 and .022, #6 - .011 and .020. ive set all the mid rings to .022 as per cp specs. with any luck i can find a harder file tomorrow and set all my top rings to .018

and yes i realize im probable talking to myself, but im considering this as my blog from now on. that way atleast i can come back and find out what ive done/done wrong

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