Although your ring gaps could sound wide, I'd rather have a little blow by, than have the ring ends but together- any day of the week...ask me how I know.
What did you do for the oil system- pump, passage pnp?
Spirolox vs. c-clip. I could have used the 'lox, but how the hell do you get them back out? Anyway, a week and a half later I got the c-clips, but they still didn't quite fit. I was told to work them in like the 'lox. Double spirolox on the inside, double c-clips on the outside. Now I have a short block. Yey.
...new turbo- it should bolt in, no problem...
later, x