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Old 09-05-2007, 03:55 PM   #5
liz
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Iron rings have been ordered. They're cheaper anyway which is good.

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Originally Posted by ThePrimerSuspect View Post
well, ive never actually built a motor, but i do remember when my friend built his trans am motor with chrome moly rings, it smoked like crazy. it used to burn about a quart a week because the rings never properly seated. i know its probably a lot more complex than that, compression would suffer if the rings dont seat correctly from the very begining.
speaking of smoking, to get the rings to seat correctly is it true that you break them in by doing third gear pulls?

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Originally Posted by Renegade_ View Post
You need to hone the cylinder walls based on what kind of piston ring material you have. I don't know specifics and I don't know details, all I know is that no matter what kind of piston ring you use, make sure that you get the block honed specifically for it and you should be fine.
already have that covered, but thanks!
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