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Title: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: red baron on July 31, 2010, 12:42:01 pm Hey guys,
I have Mahle forged Pistons with piston rings delivered. I also have a full set of total seal rings. I'm thinking about just changing the 2nd ring to the total seal one and keep the rest original mahle. What do you guys think. I guess that the mahle rings are maybe of better quality. please tell me your experiences. cheerio max Title: Re: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: Torben Alstrup on August 01, 2010, 12:37:05 pm If youre willing to "waste" both sets, I would take the top TT ring (if it is the dual type) and then use the rest in Mahle. if the TT set has a conventional top ring, I would take the Mahle set.
Title: Re: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: Dominick Luppino on August 01, 2010, 17:43:37 pm I use the Mahle rings with the Total Seal second ring set on my Venolia Pistons for my Unlimited Street car, Turbo & Nitrous with no problem. This was suggested to me by Roger Crawford @ Heads Up Performance.
Title: Re: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: Torben Alstrup on August 01, 2010, 18:26:22 pm Yeah, but you have Venolia pistons. That makes a difference.
T Title: Re: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: Dominick Luppino on August 01, 2010, 20:56:15 pm Yeah, but you have Venolia pistons. That makes a difference. T My street cars have Mahle pistons with the same ring package, there is no difference. Title: Re: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: red baron on August 01, 2010, 22:53:41 pm the top ring is conventional. but for me it sounds logical, that the closed 3 piece 2nd ring would be a nice addition for improved output..
Title: Re: Total Seal vs. Mahle Post by: Dominick Luppino on August 02, 2010, 00:24:36 am the top ring is conventional. but for me it sounds logical, that the closed 3 piece 2nd ring would be a nice addition for improved output.. I have built a few engines this way with great results, but my second ring of choise is the Childs & Albert Z-Gaps that you can't get any more. |