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This aint a new topic ( means less than a year old). I called Eagle on this and their recommendation was .016" I believe. I also thought that more clearance ment more oil slung on the cylinder walls. I was shown ( mathematically ) by a poster that I was wrong. Also heard from some members that they ran as much as .070" with no problems. It appears there are more issues with tight than with loose. Keep this in mind; the rods do jump from side to side as they travel up and down ( IMHO ).



BUT ... Eagle IS right and you were correct ! ... and the people who say it makes NO diff ...are uNcorrect !!

Is running fat clearance going to "hurt" your motor? ... Of course not .. but it will cost you power ... both in running your pump to an excess AND running the crank, rods and pistons THROUGH all that excess oil AND pulling that Xtra oil off the cylinder walls.



Doctor D you should stick to things you actually know about ...