racinnut15xm
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We can run any after market rings in our world formula class. Any rings stand above others that i should search out?
i am under the impression the chrome is rougher on the bores than what is typically used in engines that dont have spec ring rules. Any truth?Use the chrome top ring from Briggs.
Other rings can be de-tensioned which will help.
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Picture is worth a thousand words. ThanksHears a picture of the oil ring out of a sprint racing motor and a dirt oval motor. This is obviously an extreme case but the ring on the left (from a sprint motor) is from one of the original motors that was so old it had an expired seal.
The second ring from the dirt motor also had extreme wear but the top ring still had the chrome plating on it.
I strongly recommend that you do everything you can to keep the dirt out of your motor. I recommend using a dirt deflector between the RR tire and the air filter. The bigger the better. If you have dirt coming off the front tire be sure to address that issue also.
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Yes both are from 2 different Briggs 206 motors.So the ring on the right started as the ring on the left ?
That is extreme wear .
You may have hit on one of the the reasons why the LO didn't catch on all that great with the dirt folk.Hears a picture of the oil ring out of a sprint racing motor and a dirt oval motor. This is obviously an extreme case but the ring on the left (from a sprint motor) is from one of the original motors that was so old it had an expired seal.
The second ring from the dirt motor also had extreme wear but the top ring still had the chrome plating on it.
I strongly recommend that you do everything you can to keep the dirt out of your motor. I recommend using a dirt deflector between the RR tire and the air filter. The bigger the better. If you have dirt coming off the front tire be sure to address that issue also.
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Possibly Bob.....for sure you would want to make sure your air filter system is working good! Although if you wear out the rings in an LO206 just replace the short block for $300.00 and go racing again. The cost to have a Clone engine rebuilt is probably more, unless your doing all the work yourself ?????????You may have hit on one of the the reasons why the LO didn't catch on all that great with the dirt folk.
If you are doing it yourself a clone rebuild including a crank is around $100 unless the head needs donePossibly Bob.....for sure you would want to make sure your air filter system is working good! Although if you wear out the rings in an LO206 just replace the short block for $300.00 and go racing again. The cost to have a Clone engine rebuilt is probably more, unless your doing all the work yourself ?????????
Steve
Well, no one dropped it, so I decided to take the heat.I have been waiting for that shoe to drop but I think Steve and Brian have answered your post very well.