Total seal piston rings?

[Wiell]

Hi
sorry for the spelling snd the language, but i hope you understand me anyway.
Have one tried total seal piston rings with stock pistons in a 3b engine?

regards Fredrik Wiell

[GT500]

I have them in my ABY, lightly honed bores and popped them in.... 10 years ago..95000 miles ago. exellent rings must help blow by as the oil stays super clean!
Would recommend! and they are a sensible price!!

[Audi Parts Guru]

Although I don't personally use them, I have heard many good reports from people who have fitted them. So as and when I do an engine rebuild, they will be on my shopping list

[K7ERG]

Very good rings i have then in one of my rebuilt engines with no probs covered 20000miles at 380bhp Not Audi though

Craig

[Mark Halligan]

I have a Total Seal gapless top ring package in my engine, although not with stock pistons.

I did a lot of research before going for them as I had heard a lot of good and bad things about the gapless rings (TS make good conventional rings too). I think as long as you hone and gap as per the instructions they should be ok.

Loads of discussions about them here:http://speedtalk.com/forum/

and a not so good experience here:http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4124

I found that they do seal well with nowhere near the blowby under boost I used to get, so I am happy with them so far.

Good customer service as well, with emails answered quickly.

[Wiell]

sounds good.
does anyone have a part number or a company i can order from?
or some measurments?
found one dealer in sweden but he only sells to volvo.
but if i gett the right size maybe he can order for me.
witch one of them should one use?

thanks alot for the help.
Wiell

[Mark Halligan]

I got mine through the Total Seal UK dealer http://www.performanceunlimited.co.uk/

They measured the pistons I am using to get the right ring package for them.

Your dealer in Sweden should also be able to do this.

Or just go straight to Total Seal http://www.totalseal.com/

Good luck

[robo]

I have em in my engine but that did not turn yet so I can not comment, Mark good to hear that you are happy with them .

[CHEN]

I'm hopefully going to be getting 420 BHP from my 3B. I was going to use stock rings as I don't want to run much above 1.8 Bar. Do you (the forum) think I'm better going the total seal route? Or will I be okay bearing in mind I am massively over budget already?

[AndersS2]

What did make you guys to choose Total Seal rings instead of the OEM ones?
And what is the difference on the gapless ones and the non-gapless, or did i just get it all wrong?

I'm about to choose new rings for oem pistons, and i really dont have a clue.

cheers,