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<blockquote data-quote="SlipperySnake" data-source="post: 16843421" data-attributes="member: 132229"><p>Ya I spoke with total seal yesterday and got the same sort of push of these rings are great blah blah. The guy I spoke with even said he had them in his v10 triton modular, I didn't really care lol. <strong>Did you or juiced 4.6 try different kinds of cylinder finishes and checking them with a profilometer to eliminate that from the mix of why the rings weren't working?</strong> I'm going to contradict myself here and say I don't think that's the issue because my rings are seated, car has great power and leak down is 1%, but of course it is rings are gapless... Just curious if the cylinder finish was considered at all. Only thing I can come up with is that the increased vacuum due to the better ring seal is enough to effect the stem seals just due to their design I guess. The guy at total seal even said just put a conventional ring in it if you think it's the vacuum issue. Like you mentioned I think I'm going to strip the block and re-hone it for a new set of stainless conventional rings. Due to the oil burning the cylinder walls are a little glazed over in my opinion. After I read this thread I am really convinced the rings are the issue and I don't even want to take the chance with another set of gapless rings. I'll take blow by and changing my oil more often all day over James Bond smoke screen at the stop light. lol. </p><p></p><p>I got my heads off and they're going to Kris Starnes for inspection regardless. I'm gonna wait to hear back from him before I tear it apart. If he says they're fine then it's gotta be the rings 100%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlipperySnake, post: 16843421, member: 132229"] Ya I spoke with total seal yesterday and got the same sort of push of these rings are great blah blah. The guy I spoke with even said he had them in his v10 triton modular, I didn't really care lol. [B]Did you or juiced 4.6 try different kinds of cylinder finishes and checking them with a profilometer to eliminate that from the mix of why the rings weren't working?[/B] I'm going to contradict myself here and say I don't think that's the issue because my rings are seated, car has great power and leak down is 1%, but of course it is rings are gapless... Just curious if the cylinder finish was considered at all. Only thing I can come up with is that the increased vacuum due to the better ring seal is enough to effect the stem seals just due to their design I guess. The guy at total seal even said just put a conventional ring in it if you think it's the vacuum issue. Like you mentioned I think I'm going to strip the block and re-hone it for a new set of stainless conventional rings. Due to the oil burning the cylinder walls are a little glazed over in my opinion. After I read this thread I am really convinced the rings are the issue and I don't even want to take the chance with another set of gapless rings. I'll take blow by and changing my oil more often all day over James Bond smoke screen at the stop light. lol. I got my heads off and they're going to Kris Starnes for inspection regardless. I'm gonna wait to hear back from him before I tear it apart. If he says they're fine then it's gotta be the rings 100%. [/QUOTE]
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