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Old 11-02-2009, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by onlyoneromeo View Post
and what were they hoping to do by eliminating that ring? by burning that oil there is gonna be some type of residue over the years by that burnt oil. i cant see any good coming from that
The shoulder of the piston is very short, I believe they're going for less weight but sacrificing reliability. I don't see any good coming of it either. Values of new and used rr1ks have been severely impacted. I'm seeing used 06's & 07's selling for more than 08's. With good reason IMO..
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