{"id":4511,"date":"2019-06-14T21:26:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T01:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maxtorqueperformance.com\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2019-06-14T22:08:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T02:08:59","slug":"how-a-gas-ported-top-piston-ring-can-help-engine-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxtorqueperformance.com\/staging\/index.php\/2019\/06\/14\/how-a-gas-ported-top-piston-ring-can-help-engine-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Gas-Ported Top Piston Ring Can Help Engine Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Brian Wagner<\/a> <\/span> <\/span> June 13, 2019<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Looking for ways to generate horsepower during an engine build goes beyond displacement and the size of the ports on a cylinder head. Ensuring that everything inside the engine is sealed up correctly will capture every bit of power that\u2019s on the table. Opting for a top piston ring that has been gas-ported will help keep that horsepower from escaping during the combustion process.<\/p>\n

Gas-ported piston rings are the answer for racers when a gas-ported piston isn\u2019t legal for the class they compete in. These types of rings can have a positive effect on blow-by inside the cylinder and create an opportunity for more efficient horsepower to be generated. Going to a gas-ported top ring isn\u2019t just for exotic combinations\u2013it can help any engine, from mild to wild.<\/p>\n

Keith Jones from Total Seal<\/a> expands on how a gas-ported top ring will help an engine that is used in a high-performance application.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt allows increased gas pressure to get behind the ring and force it out on the cylinder wall. As we increase cylinder pressure, that same pressure is trying to push the ring away from the cylinder wall. We\u2019ve got to get that pressure behind the ring and keep it loaded against the wall, and the gas-ported ring helps make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gas-ported rings have begun to find their way into many different engine packages as builders begin to feel more comfortable using them. One particular application that can benefit from a gas-ported top ring is one where a power-adder is in play.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important on power-adder applications to get the increased cylinder pressure developed by that system to quickly get behind the ring, or those pressures will push the ring away from the wall. This causes a loss of ring seal and lubrication as the oil is then pushed back down off the cylinder wall. At that point, it all goes metal to metal, and that never ends well,\u201d Jones explains.<\/p>\n

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