sorry 'bout the pics, cameras and me dont get along.
about the rings, the rings for this engine are .047thick so i dont think that they would bulge out. and the transfers arent a whole lot wider than the homelite...but iguess i will find out when i run this thing. right now i just need a case (in the process of taking care of that) piston rings, prop hub and to modify the muffler and im ready to go.
when the weather gets nicer (right now its still too cold to be outside playing with engines) i will run it.
my target RPM is 75oo-7800 with an 18-8 prop.
PS
does anyone know of any formulas that actually work to calculate speed given prop pitch, diameter and rpm?
thx,
andrew