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That top ring is the problem-----As the piston / ring / cylinder wear the side clearance INCREASES and the ring is loose in there.-----At 5000 + RPM it breaks !!----New pistons from WISECO are one solution.
That top ring is the problem-----As the piston / ring / cylinder wear the side clearance INCREASES and the ring is loose in there.-----At 5000 + RPM it breaks !!----New pistons from WISECO are one solution.
Right, of course they are placed exactly into position to direct water circulation. I like those pistons. Are the rings chamferred to increase cylinder wall pressure? To me, that theory is like a double edge sword. Like dah!.....why is that top ring so far down?