Summit Racing’s Ultimate Guide to Piston Ring Technology with Total Seal’s Lake Speed Jr.

While piston rings may not be the most glamorous parts on an engine, they’re a vital component of any performance motor build. So Summit Racing sat down with Total Seal’s resident piston ring expert Lake Speed Jr. to talk about all-things piston rings. That way, when it’s time for you to build a high-performance engine, you’ll know how to choose the right piston rings for your motor.
This comprehensive video will take you deep into several piston ring topics, like how to correctly set piston ring end gap, piston ring porting, and proper ring thickness. You’ll also hear a lot about piston ring tools and the correct way to seat your piston rings to ensure good engine longevity.
So if you really want to get into the weeds on piston ring design, technology, and installation techniques, you’ve found the right video to watch. And when you’re done, learn more about Total Seal’s lineup of performance piston rings and piston ring installation tools right here: www.summitracing.com/redirect...

[@lazyhoundracing9621]

Thanks. I'm building a 1000 HP Chevy inline 6 292 with 6-71 blower and 5 stage dry sump. Now I can ask the right questions and understand the answer. I'm looking for 8.50 in the 1320 in my 53 Chevy pickup. I'm three years into this and Summit has been AWESOME in helping me and I can be a pain in the butt. Hope to someday have her sitting in the window in Ohio.

[@norbhansen]

Thank you for explaining this! I appreciate the time you took!

[@SummitRacing]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Norb !

[@hambone7777777]

What a great talk. I learned tons. Thx

[@SummitRacing]

Thank you for watching!

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[@goldenmonkeyja2400]

I have a cbf 150cc an it started to smoke am thinking it the rings

[@DeepakKumar-ps6yp]

Super

[@richardcoleman9645]

Question for the pros, I have a 6.0 ls lq4 and boring it .40 over. Wisco pistons. Should I put .028 of first ring and .030 on second ring for turbo and 93 octane gas??? Or only go on gap .028 on first and .026 on second ring gap? I have people saying 2 different things.

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Motores ns

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[@tthams73]

The ring is only a tiny not statistically significant part of piston heat dissipation! There’s not enough mass in the rings to dissipate the heat from a piston. That’s the biggest line of BS I’ve heard!