Mine were installed with the thin side down, looking at the ring on the piston. Two out of three anyway, I wasn't paying attention on the first one.
Like this:
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I'll be reusing the gapless rings too. Unless some new OE XFi rings fall out of the sky and land where I can find them.
I've been concentrating on the head lately. Cleaning up the ports and adding Singh Grooves.