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Old 04-25-2009, 07:56 AM
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what piston rings is everyone using for N2O any part #.
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im puttin total seal rings in mine the machine shot told us the were the best. ive also heard hell fire are real good too. when i get home from work ill look and see if the gave us the part #. we told them were gonna spray 200-350 and need the best and thats wat they got us
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well im looking at a 150-200 shot and need one that will hold it.
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ill get you the part number if i have it when i get home but those two are both good rings. you buildin the motor or?
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I know someone at Federal Mogul, he swears by the hellfire rings. Granted I'm sure lots of people swear by their own products.
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You could try a good brand of plasma moly rings.

However, Hell Fire rings are made from a special ductile iron alloy and are well known and have a good rep.

JE is also very proud of their HNS hardened rings, but I have no exp. with them.

DO NOT forget that piston ring end gap is just as important as materials. Set it up properly or you could have rings butt ends and it's game over. You can have the most expensive set of rings, but if they are gapped too narrow...
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thanks ima look into hellfire. would you happen to know the part # for the rings?
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hellfires where recommened to me by my engine builder for spraying nitrous. but he was more concerend with the proper piston choice.

part #'s depend on bore and piston selection

i belive these are the ones he installed in mine

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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Originally Posted by TWS
You could try a good brand of plasma moly rings.

However, Hell Fire rings are made from a special ductile iron alloy and are well known and have a good rep.

JE is also very proud of their HNS hardened rings, but I have no exp. with them.

DO NOT forget that piston ring end gap is just as important as materials. Set it up properly or you could have rings butt ends and it's game over. You can have the most expensive set of rings, but if they are gapped too narrow...
You took my entire post, seriously.

I am running HNS Hardened rings, but engine only has 200 miles on it.
I was also going to mention the gap
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Originally Posted by grn95t/a
hellfires where recommened to me by my engine builder for spraying nitrous. but he was more concerend with the proper piston choice.

part #'s depend on bore and piston selection

i belive these are the ones he installed in mine

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
ok perfect those were the same ones i was looking at thanks. what gap did you machine shop gap your piston rings to?
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Originally Posted by z28rob18
im puttin total seal rings in mine the machine shot told us the were the best. ive also heard hell fire are real good too. when i get home from work ill look and see if the gave us the part #. we told them were gonna spray 200-350 and need the best and thats wat they got us
I run NOS on my other car either one is a good choice.
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Originally Posted by bombebomb
You took my entire post, seriously.
I was also going to mention the gap
Yep. I try to give good advice. Don't want to see you grenade the motor.

The knowledge base among members here varies widely, so I figured I would cover both bases.
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Originally Posted by bombebomb
You took my entire post, seriously.
I was also going to mention the gap
Yep. I try to give good advice. Don't want to see you grenade the motor.

The knowledge/experience level among members here varies widely, so I figured I would cover both bases.
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I ran the ones that came with my wiseco pistons and had great luck with them in both my big nitrous setup and my turbo build. I've also ran hellfire rings on another turbo motor, good rings, tough on the cylinder walls though if you put a lot of miles on it.
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I run JE rings gapped a .023 top and bottom for a 200 hit.



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