- 1. New, improved (?) "ring(s) around the piston" (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 13:47:14 -0900 (PDT)
- Chris Kantarjiev <cak@godzilla.studio.sgi.com> was kind enough to pass onto me the following tip regarding rings for the Hardly Boys Racing Spitfire 4, the one of "missing second piston ring" fame: I
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- 2. New, improved (?) "ring(s) around the piston" (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley)
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 13:30:25 -0600
- This seems like a good idea! I assume that 2% blowby is with normal rings... What kind a performance (any blowby at all?) do you get with the gapless piston rings? Furthermore, is it recommended to u
- /html/vintage-race/1995-08/msg00006.html (7,805 bytes)
- 3. Re: New, improved (?) "ring(s) around the piston" (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 16:09:37 -0900 (PDT)
- Scotty, et. al.: The 2% number is what the Total Seal folks quoted me over the phone (as well as what Chris told me) for their ring. They do only the second compression ring; one assumes you'd contin
- /html/vintage-race/1995-08/msg00007.html (9,008 bytes)
- 4. Re: New, improved (?) "ring(s) around the piston" (score: 1)
- Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 13:45:02 -0700
- No,the 2% figure for leakdown is with the gapless rings. The ad I saw and may be misremembering said something like 5-7% leakdown for a new engine with conventional rings, which will jump to 10-15% a
- /html/vintage-race/1995-08/msg00008.html (7,269 bytes)
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