new motor question HELP PLEASE

[fastford]

racer21, I don't know why you hate total seal, ive been using them for years and consider them to be the best, jmo...

[dereksehi]

Just my opinion but I don't care for some of total seals rings either. I would much rather prefer Speed Pro or Perfect Circle/Mahle as these rings are pre lapped. Next time you get a total seal classic race ring take either the top or second compression ring and run it against your lip and it will have a rough finish meaning the ring will have to wear into the cylinder which is why total seal says not to finish your cylinders any smoother than with a 400 grit stone. If you do the same with the other brands they will be smooth and for racing those companies recommend as slick of a cylinder wall as you can get without burnishing it. This is just my opinion.

[fastford]

Just my opinion but I don't care for some of total seals rings either. I would much rather prefer Speed Pro or Perfect Circle/Mahle as these rings are pre lapped. Next time you get a total seal classic race ring take either the top or second compression ring and run it against your lip and it will have a rough finish meaning the ring will have to wear into the cylinder which is why total seal says not to finish your cylinders any smoother than with a 400 grit stone. If you do the same with the other brands they will be smooth and for racing those companies recommend as slick of a cylinder wall as you can get without burnishing it. This is just my opinion.

this may be true about the roughness of the ring, I do my final hone with 400, but I also use the green seat accelerator total seal has that you wipe on the cylinders just before you install the pistons. this makes a world of difference, I also like perfect circle, but don't care much for speed pro in racing engines