question on rings ? - Page 3

Ed Wright · 03-07-2019, 12:29 PM

Napier style second rings help with oil control, and require less oil ring tension. Using a fish scale to measure drag, I've been down to 4.5lb drag, but got some blue smoke at times. 6 lbs seems to run just as fast, with no blue smoke. 4" bore.

John Dinkel · 03-07-2019, 01:45 PM

Adger, I'm interested too. maxwedgejohn@aol.com

Bill Bogues · 03-07-2019, 06:07 PM

If you're trying to get by cheap, just use correct size moly filled top ring with shim stock behind it to space ring close to edge fo ring land on piston. Use next undersize plain iron 2nd ring as is. Use next undersize oil ring expander with correct size oil rails. This works pretty good for cheap ring package on sbc.

Dan Lattimore · 03-08-2019, 11:03 AM

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03-07-2019, 12:29 PM	#21
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: question on rings ? Napier style second rings help with oil control, and require less oil ring tension. Using a fish scale to measure drag, I've been down to 4.5lb drag, but got some blue smoke at times. 6 lbs seems to run just as fast, with no blue smoke. 4" bore. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

03-07-2019, 01:45 PM	#22
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 500 Likes: 352 Liked 233 Times in 62 Posts	Re: question on rings ? Adger, I'm interested too. maxwedgejohn@aol.com __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

03-07-2019, 06:07 PM	#23
Bill Bogues Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bethany La. Posts: 318 Likes: 83 Liked 169 Times in 52 Posts	Re: question on rings ? If you're trying to get by cheap, just use correct size moly filled top ring with shim stock behind it to space ring close to edge fo ring land on piston. Use next undersize plain iron 2nd ring as is. Use next undersize oil ring expander with correct size oil rails. This works pretty good for cheap ring package on sbc. __________________ Bill Bogues 4696 STK

03-08-2019, 11:03 AM	#24
Dan Lattimore Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaverdam, Va./ Port St. Lucie,Fla. Posts: 362 Likes: 177 Liked 158 Times in 38 Posts	Re: question on rings ? 123 __________________ 66W30POST Last edited by Dan Lattimore; 03-08-2019 at 02:24 PM.