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Topic: Recommended Rings for a mild 289
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deadhead
Gearhead Posts: 153
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Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-11-2002 10:54 PM
   
Gents,I was looking at the Federal Mogul website and they list over two dozen different ring types. I need you all to narrow down the field and point me in the right direction. What type ring and what manufacturer should I choose for a mild street 289 rebuild? deadhead Check out this site; http://www.federalmogul.com/sealedpower/index.html
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mstngjoe
Journeyman Posts: 64
From: Oregon
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-12-2002 12:03 AM
Check out the Sealed Power sets at www.flatlanderracing.com------------------
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Moneymaker
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posted 09-12-2002 12:20 AM
What kind of pistons? Is the block bored? That would dictate the type of ring material to be used.  ------------------
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deadhead
Gearhead Posts: 153
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posted 09-12-2002 08:57 AM
I'm still leaning towards the Federal Mogul (Sterling) hypereutectic coated skirt pistons. .030 over bore. 5/64" top and second rings, 3/16" oil ring. deadhead
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Moneymaker
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posted 09-12-2002 11:07 AM
Then all you need is a decent quality cast ring set with a stainless oil ring. Don't waste your money on a moly set. ------------------
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deadhead
Gearhead Posts: 153
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posted 09-12-2002 11:11 AM
MoneyMaker,Do I need to buy file fit or can I go with standard? I read some posts that hypereutectics need larger ring gap, although the Federal Mogul web page doesn't indicate that. I'm currently looking for more info. Flatlander Racing has TRW Hypers for just a little more than the FMs. Recommendation? deadhead
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19751
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posted 09-12-2002 11:15 AM
Standard gap .030 SP's or Hastings will work great. ------------------
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stang106
Gearhead Posts: 734
From: God's Country!... Port Alberni B.C. Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 09-12-2002 11:24 PM
I used the FM hyperutectics and unfortunately gapped the rings to Ford specs-0.016"- Then the rings butted and I lost a piston through the cyclinder wall. I then gapped both rings at 0.021" . I used Hastings Chromemoly but go with Moneymaker.
Dave
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deadhead
Gearhead Posts: 153
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Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-12-2002 11:50 PM
stang106,I have a friend at the machine shop who's doing the work on my 289. Life is good. He doesn't like the coated skirt of the FMs. He says sometimes they have to force the psiton in the bore. He suggested a buy a set of TRW hypers instead. Same FM part number, but without the coating. I called FM's customer tech assistance line and asked the guy on the other end if I needed to use a wider ring gap and he said "Not on our pistons" in a very matter-of-fact tone. I read the hyper doom threads. I didn't think the second ring gap mattered. Sooooo, should I gap it at .021, .016, or split the difference? Hmmmm. deadhead
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stang106
Gearhead Posts: 734
From: God's Country!... Port Alberni B.C. Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 09-13-2002 02:21 AM
Deadhead,
The FM hyperutectics I used also did not say to widen the gap. They were the non-coated-skirt type. The gaps butted at 0.016" and I lost one piston and a cylinder. The engine builders here on M&M say to gap them at 0.020-0.024" If I were to build another motor, I wouldn't touch ANY hyperutectic and I would use Forged pistons, which are more forgiving. I did a 'budget' rebuild. Price them out.
Good luck!
Dave
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deadhead
Gearhead Posts: 153
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posted 09-13-2002 11:07 PM
I'm going to shamelessly bump this back up to the top. However, someone has to tell me how a ring gapped per factory recommendation based on extensive testing expands more than it was designed to just because its piston has extra silicon.deadhead
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19751
From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 09-14-2002 12:08 AM
The bore was too small. ------------------
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Calcat
Journeyman Posts: 75
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-14-2002 01:54 AM
Deadhead - my spin is that because the hypers have tighter piston to wall clearances and do not expand like cast or forged, the ring would need a larger gap as piston expansion would not increases the gap like with a forged piston. Couple this with the heat expansion of the ring itself, which causes the gap to lessen, and you would need a larger gap to start with.
Where's my excedrin?
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 3529
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 09-14-2002 07:19 AM
Hypers absorb/retain alot of heat
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