Predator 301 piston rings?

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Where do I find them?
80mm piston.


Master hack... looking at you Mr. Hopped up 301.

My rod clanks so I'm getting a billet one finally. But I can't put these rings back in.
.040 is the max gap and what I have on the feelers.

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Who me? Huh? What?
NR Racing.
Sorry hack. I meant ponchodog. He's the one with the 301.

Bob, i think those listed for the trx300 arent really 80mm. Something doesn't sit well with that. Every where I look the trx300 was listed as a 74mm.

I did find a Polaris rzr 800 had 2 80mm pistons. I can't find any info if they are 1.2mm thick or 1.5mm.

Gonna call some places tomorrow and see.
 
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Sorry hack. I meant ponchodog. He's the one with the 301.

Bob, i think those listed for the trx300 arent really 80mm. Something doesn't sit well with that. Every where I look the trx300 was listed as a 74mm.

I did find a Polaris rzr 800 had 2 80mm pistons. I can't find any info if they are 1.2mm thick or 1.5mm.

Gonna call some places tomorrow and see.
What I found…. Not sure about thickness though. I didn’t even know common thicknesses were 1.2 and 1.5 mm.
  • 1993–2008 Honda TRX300 Sportrax TRX300EX: A big bore kit for this model has a bore size of 80 mm and a stroke of 65.50 mm.
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Could swap pistons i supposed. But what's the pin height and skirt length?

I see NR has this for a gx270 which i believe is 80mm.
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Adding that .015 might run into my valves. Ive taken .040 off the head but i dont remember my final PtV clearance.

what diameter is the wrist pin? Will it match to what I have? The 301 had different size for hemi (18mm) and wedge head (15mm)
 

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Could swap pistons i supposed. But what's the pin height and skirt length?

I see NR has this for a gx270 which i believe is 80mm.
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Adding that .015 might run into my valves. Ive taken .040 off the head but i dont remember my final PtV clearance.

what diameter is the wrist pin? Will it match to what I have? The 301 had different size for hemi (18mm) and wedge head (15mm)
I was looking at the gx240 / gx270 and I don’t think it said 80mm for either, but the info was suspect anyway since it gave the exact same bore and stroke for the 240 and 270 which upset me. Lol

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Ya might call em. They have more stuff than the website lists.
they are knowlegable and helpful, and the lady has very sexy voice.
Denny will be callin now....
 

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After a month working in retail… if all else fails do what everyone else does…. Buy a new 301cc, remove the rings, return the engine saying no compression / doesn’t start.
It seems to be common for customers to just steal what they want and return the rest, or a different tool, or a rock, or stuff from the side of the road.
 

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Calling around for kart parts the best.

Do you have 80mm piston rings?
What vehicle is it for?
Went in for some spark plugs for my bike. It was getting a little hard to start. Mag fired kick only. Had a few old ones in my bag but didn't have any clean ones.

Told the guy I need two j12yc plugs.
What make and model?
I just gave you the part number.
I still have to look it up to know what shelf....
OK, I'll play along.. it's a 1968 xlch.
:typing: 1968.... um it doesn't go back that far. Let me try the make.
Harley davidson.
Umm, :scrolling: i don't see harley davidson
Yes I knew this already, that's why I gave you the part number. Take me back to plugs. I'll look myself.

Took me like 30 seconds to make sense of the stocking order and found my plugs. Bought a box of 4 so I didn't have to come back anytime soon.
 

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Went in for some spark plugs for my bike. It was getting a little hard to start. Mag fired kick only. Had a few old ones in my bag but didn't have any clean ones.

Told the guy I need two j12yc plugs.
What make and model?
I just gave you the part number.
I still have to look it up to know what shelf....
OK, I'll play along.. it's a 1968 xlch.
:typing: 1968.... um it doesn't go back that far. Let me try the make.
Harley davidson.
Umm, :scrolling: i don't see harley davidson
Yes I knew this already, that's why I gave you the part number. Take me back to plugs. I'll look myself.

Took me like 30 seconds to make sense of the stocking order and found my plugs. Bought a box of 4 so I didn't have to come back anytime soon.
Was it the 2-door plugs or the sedan?
 

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After a month working in retail… if all else fails do what everyone else does…. Buy a new 301cc, remove the rings, return the engine saying no compression / doesn’t start.
It seems to be common for customers to just steal what they want and return the rest, or a different tool, or a rock, or stuff from the side of the road.
Right about now the Home Depot returns desk is busy processing all the Christmas decorations that "don't fit".
 
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