Not to disrupt another post. Wondering iof anyone know main difference of dyke ring and ported rings.Other than thickness riding on cylinder wall.

Have ran dykes for years(talking rings here guys). Hard for old guys to give up something that has worked. Convince me.

A dyke ring thinks it's a rod

They worked okay and probably still do but there are better ring choices now with lower tension and better all around.

ok. Both rely on cylinder pressure to seal. Tension wise no real difference. Other than gas post can be narrower by small margin.

Not sure it thinks it a rod means.

Got to be more than its old and new is better. Why is it better what does it do better? Thats kind of like guy telling me I need new bow because my 15yo bow is out dated. Never mind mine killed more deer than his new one and at same ranges.

I understand thinner ring less drag part, but then only go so then when grinding a groove across ring.

So anyone with how or why better. damn sure more costly which is fine when actual benefit.

Our ProCharged engine was built with the Total Seal gas ported rings. They are definitely pricey! We have 225+ passes on them & like them so far.

2BKING

There is a difference, you can feel it when you are turning motor over and assembling it and you can see a difference in power.

Is that difference worth the money? That is up to you and your wallet. Horsepower is not cheap, how fast do you want to go?

Like preaching to choir about cost of going fast.
Can check drag with trigger scale and using tq wrench for rotating.
Hell trying to justify cost of one vs other. If was heads up and found evidence of 5 hp I would pull trigger on it never second thought.

Probably end up calling to0tal seal. They are how ever in business to sale rings.

A good friend has told me he seen 50 Hp on Dyno with gas ported rings over standard rings.

Less internal friction and better ring seal. It MAY even help with consistency? Since motor is more efficient.

There is horsepower differences with ring packages assuming you have correct cylinder wall finish for those ring packs.

The real question you are asking is "Is it worth the money?" and that is one only you can answer based on your budget and gains from them. Technically old school rings will work. Also better ring package may not work with your pistons and that brings on another expense.

I do agree with calling Total Seal and that is first place I would have went for answers on this. There are some pretty smart cookies here but on something like this there are very few that have back to back testing like Total Seal does.

Quote Curley;
There is horsepower differences with ring packages assuming you have correct cylinder wall finish for those ring packs.

Lots of power in the correct hone.

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Originally posted by wideopen231:
ok. Both rely on cylinder pressure to seal. Tension wise no real difference. Other than gas post can be narrower by small margin.

Not sure it thinks it a rod means.

Got to be more than its old and new is better. Why is it better what does it do better? Thats kind of like guy telling me I need new bow because my 15yo bow is out dated. Never mind mine killed more deer than his new one and at same ranges.

I understand thinner ring less drag part, but then only go so then when grinding a groove across ring.

So anyone with how or why better. damn sure more costly which is fine when actual benefit.

We install the old rings on the piston/ rod assy, turn bore horizontal then install piston and rod backwards. Use a digital fish scale to measure pull. Now do the same with the lighter package. It’s amazing!
I do oil rings by themselves..

Piston cost not really part of cost of it here. New piston are cause of cost of new rings. Seems when going .125 bigger piston and 2 to 2.5 more on compression. The old rings do not fit. Then who would have thought it taking couple months to get pistons,well until the fake a demic,