Considering Different Piston Rings

JAKE

JAKE

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For the 398 CID build I'm into, I'm consider using piston rings I haven't used before and am hoping someone has used them and will give me some feed-back on them.

They're: Speed-Pro R-19100s and Perfect Circle 315-0036

I'm going to write this last part, even though I know up-front that it won't be heeded, but I'm only looking for feed-back on those two rings. Not alternate/substitute recommendations like "You should use blah, blah, blah". PLEASE!

Thanks,

Jake
 
Imo Apita said:
Only thing that I could find on the Speed Pro hellfire rings:
We use them in our alcohol funny car stuff but they car be hard on cylinder walls and are not great for "long life" engines
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Source:
http://forum.turbotechnologyinc.com/viewtopic.php?p=911&sid=3c6c0e6afb134299b8bed5bc4aec5e7d

Oh..and they're expensive...but I bet you knew that already..:)
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Thanks for that. I hadn't come across the accelerated wall wear issue being discussed.

Yep, I already knew about their higher cost, but that isn't a concern; accelerated wall wear is though.

Thanks again.

Jake
 
You're welcome Jake,
Found some more reading:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_0910_piston_ring_tech/top_rings.html
http://xtremecarzone.com.au/index.php?showtopic=449&pid=713&st=0&#entry713

I use Akerly & Childs ring in my engines they cost much less than a hellfire or a total seal ring set would and Imo they are a better ring. With a supper charged app. you need to run a HTD top ring, it is a ductal iron ring to handle the heat and pressure produced form boost. A set such as this would run you around $160 complete. Scoggins is the warehouse for A&C these rings can be purchased through them.
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Source: http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343889
 
Imo Apita said:
You're welcome Jake,
Found some more reading:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_0910_piston_ring_tech/top_rings.html
http://xtremecarzone.com.au/index.php?showtopic=449&pid=713&st=0&#entry713

Source: http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343889
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Thanks much for all the information. Excellent reading and it filled in a LOT of the gaps.

Thanks in major part to your help I've narrowed it down to Perfect Circle's 315-0036.045s and their 315-0072.045s. The difference between the two sets is the top ring. The 2nd and oil rings are the same on both sets; it's the top ring that's different.

Now all I need to do is decide between which top ring to go with. I'm leaning toward the 0072s but I'll do a little more reading before I finalize my choice.

Many thanks!!!

Jake
 
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