ok my rings are dead.....i am going to rebuild the motor with an aftermarket piston and either aftermarket rods or shotpeened stock ones.....which compnayies would you recomend and why? do u have any experience with them? if so good or bad///
ok thanks

 

dont go with shotpeened rods...

Go Crower/Saenz/Pauter for rods

JE or Arias for pistons.

Total Seal rings

 

Or go with Eagle rods. I saw them at SEMA and they are very good quality. Plus, they are cheaper than crower. If Im not mistaken JoJo Callos is running eagle rods now.

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ok now how about a compression level.....keep in mind i have a b16 head on a gsr bottom (basicly yeilds 9.8-1 or like basicly like an itr motor with out the compression level )

 

if you use total seal rings you will regret it. dont waste your time

 

i know a place that can get you eagle rods shipped to your door for $325.
email me immy@Home.com if you are interested.

 

i agree go with eagle rods. with crower your paying more for the name

 

I agree; total seal is total crap. Go with stock Honda rings.

 

id go with pauter rods and je pistons... and to everyone who says quality is the same... ill get pictures of the differances between pauter rods and crowers at least and yest there are diffferances... and i even know of crower's snapping fyi

 

How do you blow your rings? What causes this, and how can you help prevent it? Also what are the symptoms of blown rings?

 

blue smoke

 

i thought blue was coolant?? would white not be rings because of the oil?

 

White= coolant
Blue= oil
Black= gas (rich)

It's hard to tell sometimes between white and blue.. but if you see any tint of blue to the smoke, you are burning oil. That can be caused by blown rings or bad valve seals.


[Modified by Rob92SC, 5:28 PM 11/6/2001]

 

ok thanks.. would there be any performance loss if rings are going bad or are blown?

 

it depends on which rings are blown. If you blow compression rings (like I did) you will experience less compression which equals less power. Blown oil rings will just let alot of oil into the combustion chamber, which can coat the chamber causing less combustion efficiency. If you have blown rings, better take the engine apart and do a rebuild.

 

How long can u drive with bad rings? I think its only in one cylinder.

 

yah i had just installed the kit when i bought my setup i bought it used from a friend of mine and he forgot to enclose the fitting for the back of the wastegate and never said i needed one........so i was running infinate boost and well the story just ends it self right there.......anyway what i can say is that i have learned a lot from this horrible experience....but yah know what its also just a good excuse to rebuild my block to be stronger than stock lol