Best rings for nitrous
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Best rings for nitrous
I am updating my 406 while the Nova is in the body shop for paint:
This engine has been together for the past 5 years (or is it 6 now?). After running a lot of nitrous through it and a fair amount of street miles, the rings are pretty worn out. I like the sound of the Total Seal rings, but thier add recommends them only for "mild nitrous". What the heck is "mild" nitrous? So far I have only been spraying 250 hp from a Cheater kit, but I may step up to a Big Shot plate next year. I have been using the Hastings chromemoly rings that came with the Weisco pistons.
This engine has been together for the past 5 years (or is it 6 now?). After running a lot of nitrous through it and a fair amount of street miles, the rings are pretty worn out. I like the sound of the Total Seal rings, but thier add recommends them only for "mild nitrous". What the heck is "mild" nitrous? So far I have only been spraying 250 hp from a Cheater kit, but I may step up to a Big Shot plate next year. I have been using the Hastings chromemoly rings that came with the Weisco pistons.
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I have had great results with the Ackerly & Childs Extreme piston rings.
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Thanks for the ring ideas. I'll check into both of them. The bad thing is this evening when I was finished disassembling the short block, I found the #8 oil ring had come out of the groove a little, leaving a pretty bad groove in the bore. I don't think it will clean up at .040", so I may have to sleeve #8. I had this block drilled and line bored for splayed mains back 5 years ago, so it already has some money in it. A new Dart block just isn't in my budget right now. The Nova will be out of the paint shop in the next week or so, but I guess it will have to wait on me getting the engine back together. Here is a picture of it in the paint booth this morning.