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Ed McLawhorn Jr. 11-08-2013 10:39 AM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Thanks everyone. At least I have some possibilities to check out.

Ed

Mike Taylor 3601 11-08-2013 12:04 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Dykes rings maybe outdated,but I still like them.
Mike Taylor 3601

Rich Biebel 11-08-2013 01:16 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich (Post 407894)
Far more. And more than his pistons are worth, as he said. The only place I'd trust to do the machine work is Rebco, and I'm pretty sure it would be very expensive. Ring groove tolerances are held far closer than 99.9999999% of shops can measure, below 0.0000".

Dykes rings are not that expensive, they're just relatively outdated.
We cut our own grooves on a lot of pistons and really had no way to get a super tight ring groove to ring tolerance.......We had what we had.....and ran them that way.....

Greg Hill 11-08-2013 05:12 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
I know some fast cars that still have dykes rings.

DBi Racing 11-08-2013 06:37 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Call Don Lent at MAHLE (the former Sealed Power). If he can't find what your looking for I know he can find a ring set that you will like.

Work: 231-724-1897

Bill Lent (Yes, his son!)
O/SA 3158

Alan Roehrich 11-08-2013 07:46 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adger Smith (Post 407895)
Alan,
Don't call the ring that most A/fuel teams use "Out Dated"
Why didn't you just say they aren't used by most S/SS engine builders?
Relatively outdated. For the task in question.


No one mentioned anything about an A/Fuel dragster.

Ed McLawhorn Jr. 11-08-2013 10:13 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DBi Racing (Post 407950)
Call Don Lent at MAHLE (the former Sealed Power). If he can't find what your looking for I know he can find a ring set that you will like.

Work: 231-724-1897

Bill Lent (Yes, his son!)
O/SA 3158
Thanks Bill, May give him a call....

Ed

Jody Lang 11-09-2013 02:55 AM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Try Gregg Luneak at Tri City Competition

Lee Valentine 11-09-2013 07:42 AM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Just got two sets from perfect circle through Liberty engine parts. Still in their race rings catalog.

JRyan 11-09-2013 02:50 PM
Re: .031 dykes
 
Ed Jr.,

Don't worry about the .031 Dykes ring being a a worthy piece for your 283. Ours Olds would still run in the 10's at 120 mph (on kill) in SS/NA after 275 runs on the Dykes rings.

Oh! They were a special set made by Gregg Luneak and were 5/64 " rings rather than the common 1/16 " rings because nobody makes a 3.865 Moly 1/16" ring anymore. All that was available at the time were the 5/64" rings. They weren't supposed to work, but obviously they do.

Jerry


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