piston rings?

[Kdw1403]

Thanks Ed. Really don't want a lot of smoke. Was thinking about a 11-12 pound package. What's your opinion? What is to much that it will really put to much drag? Thanks for your help.

[Jim Hanig]

What Carl said

[Ed Wright]

I use a Napier with 6 lbs. Dry as a bone.

[Larry Hill]

What is the correct procedure to check drag from the ring package? Cylinder vertical or horizontal, dry cylinder wall or lubrication on the wall, if lubricated with what and how much, just piston with pin and oil ring or is the rod on it too. Is it the breakaway number or the dynamic pull reading?

[randy wilson]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

What is the correct procedure to check drag from the ring package? Cylinder vertical or horizontal, dry cylinder wall or lubrication on the wall, if lubricated with what and how much, just piston with pin and oil ring or is the rod on it too. Is it the breakaway number or the dynamic pull reading?

Dynamic pull reading what I use. And I leave the rod on, and put a Zip tie around the big end of the rod, and hook the fish scale to that.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by randy wilson

Dynamic pull reading what I use. And I leave the rod on, and put a Zip tie around the big end of the rod, and hook the fish scale to that.

That's what I do. Patterson hones my blocks with his Rottler diamond hone. I've used 4 1/5 lb rings, but not as dry as 6.

[randy wilson]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

That's what I do. Patterson hones my blocks with his Rottler diamond hone. I've used 4 1/5 lb rings, but not as dry as 6.

They're also very good. I use their piston work, but never had a block by them.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Kdw1403

Thanks Ed. Really don't want a lot of smoke. Was thinking about a 11-12 pound package. What's your opinion? What is to much that it will really put to much drag? Thanks for your help.

This is what I run. I am not the fastest but run well. I ran some 9 lb rings and they were OK too.