.031 dykes

[Bill Edgeworth]

Ed,

Have you considered using spacers with thin rings like most of us in stock use?

Total seal probably has them in stock. I know its a Chevy size ring they sell me for my Pontiac 350's that I file to fit and its almost the same bore as your motor.

[Rich Biebel]

.031" Dykes top rings were what almost everyone used in SS engines back in the '70's and '80's

The pistons have ring grooves cut for those rings and unless the grooves are cut to fit something else.....he would have to use the Dykes ring...

I used them on flat top 350 engines with the ring .050" down......and no second ring on one set of pistons....back in the early 1980's....

[Ed McLawhorn Jr.]

Originally Posted by Bill Edgeworth

Ed,

Have you considered using spacers with thin rings like most of us in stock use?

Total seal probably has them in stock. I know its a Chevy size ring they sell me for my Pontiac 350's that I file to fit and its almost the same bore as your motor.

Bill, yea RIch is correct. My pistons are early-mid 80's vintage with no 2nd ring. It would not be viable for me to spend money for machining on these ancient puppies. Wish it was that simple!

Ed

[Bill Edgeworth]

Originally Posted by Ed McLawhorn Jr.

Bill, yea RIch is correct. My pistons are early-mid 80's vintage with no 2nd ring. It would not be viable for me to spend money for machining on these ancient puppies. Wish it was that simple!

Ed

I have never used dykes guess I'm much younger than some of you LOL.

But correct me if I'm wrong; I thought dykes were quite expensive?
Would rings+ spacers+ machining cost more than a set of dykes?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Bill Edgeworth

I have never used dykes guess I'm much younger than some of you LOL.

But correct me if I'm wrong; I thought dykes were quite expensive?
Would rings+ spacers+ machining cost more than a set of dykes?

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Dykes rings are not that expensive, they're just relatively outdated.

[Adger Smith]

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?

[Ed McLawhorn Jr.]

Thanks everyone. At least I have some possibilities to check out.

Ed

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Dykes rings maybe outdated,but I still like them.
Mike Taylor 3601

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

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.

[CFMCNC]

Posting from home ,Have some old inventory at the shop will check tomorrow .Bill C.