5/64in vs 1/16in piston rings.
03-12-2011, 10:27 PM
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1/16s ring take way less power to push up and down the cylender.
1/16s = great compromise in withd and less parasitic drag.
5/64ths = durability and thats it...lol
1/16s = great compromise in withd and less parasitic drag.
5/64ths = durability and thats it...lol
03-12-2011, 10:42 PM
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i'd run the thinnest rings you can afford for the application of the motor. Napier second is the way to go. No reason to run anything more than a 1/16 or 1.5mm compression ring when pro stock and comp eliminator are running less than a 1mm ring. What's the motor setup?
03-12-2011, 10:57 PM
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Its just 355 with 11:8:1 compression, le1 heads with stainless valves, lt4 hot cam, 1.6 pro mags. I know I should install a little larger cam but it is just a CA daily driver car that will see the track two times a year max. Instead of a larger cam I am going to spend my cash on a stall. The guy who is balancing my rotating assembly was telling me the 5/64in ring pistons I had were not ideal, so I took his advice and ordered a set with 1/16in rings; so far it sounds like I made the correct choice. Wicked94Z do you run your car on the street, is it running a optispark?
03-12-2011, 11:23 PM
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yea i street drive the car... hasn't passed smog in 6 years 
Yea I've got an opti on there still. Just as a distributor though, it's gutted. I run a crank trigger with the DFI for crank position. Car is down right now for the intake swap
The 1.5mm and 1/16" rings will last FOREVER in a street SBC, you'll be good. Watch out for bad fuel on that compression here in socal. I did my last motor in at 12.5:1 with a pretty big cam on this 91 octane down here.
Yea I've got an opti on there still. Just as a distributor though, it's gutted. I run a crank trigger with the DFI for crank position. Car is down right now for the intake swapThe 1.5mm and 1/16" rings will last FOREVER in a street SBC, you'll be good. Watch out for bad fuel on that compression here in socal. I did my last motor in at 12.5:1 with a pretty big cam on this 91 octane down here.
03-12-2011, 11:37 PM
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yea i street drive the car... hasn't passed smog in 6 years Yea I've got an opti on there still. Just as a distributor though, it's gutted. I run a crank trigger with the DFI for crank position. Car is down right now for the intake swap
The 1.5mm and 1/16" rings will last FOREVER in a street SBC, you'll be good. Watch out for bad fuel on that compression here in socal. I did my last motor in at 12.5:1 with a pretty big cam on this 91 octane down here.
Yea I've got an opti on there still. Just as a distributor though, it's gutted. I run a crank trigger with the DFI for crank position. Car is down right now for the intake swapThe 1.5mm and 1/16" rings will last FOREVER in a street SBC, you'll be good. Watch out for bad fuel on that compression here in socal. I did my last motor in at 12.5:1 with a pretty big cam on this 91 octane down here.
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03-13-2011, 01:16 AM
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Yea I grew up in glendora off lone hill, then claremont, and now I live in upland. I took my car off the street last month due to it being a smog year and not wanting to pay up. But when i get it running I'll give ya a ride around my house, the neighbors will love that 
I think my problem was Arco gas... stay away!
I think my problem was Arco gas... stay away!
03-13-2011, 08:56 PM
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Yea I grew up in glendora off lone hill, then claremont, and now I live in upland. I took my car off the street last month due to it being a smog year and not wanting to pay up. But when i get it running I'll give ya a ride around my house, the neighbors will love that I think my problem was Arco gas... stay away!
I think my problem was Arco gas... stay away!
03-14-2011, 12:36 PM
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I O.K I think I will have a solid motor after everything is done; at least it should have quite a bit more than my hotcam only motor. I am going to give edge racing converters a call today to order my stall.
