I dont think alot of new people who port and stuff know this. If you break a ring you can run one ring. Running one ring will also make the engine run cooler as there is less friction. I doubt it would show any noticible difference but still.
Running 1 Piston Ring
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you also get more blow by and as a result less compression, it will run, just over time the bike will lose compression faster. and id not run it for too long, since there will be increased wear (1 ring touching has less surface area resulting in more wear over time)
just to clear things up, main reason racing dirt bikes run a 1 ring cylinder, there going to throw the jug away after a race anyway, might as well get some more inertia. and can (with the right port maps and tuning) see a VERY sight increase in power. but for most you cant feel the diffrence.
and thats the main reason all main stream 2 stokes have 2 rings, since they dont want customers back in a month saying there 2 smoke blew up again.
Tyler6357
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If you break a ring you should immediately take the head and cylinder off and fish out all the pieces of the broken ring out before they get into the crank case. Running the engine with only 1 ring will reduce compression in a major way.
Tyler6357
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Its probably the cheapest part $2.39
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Lol i know...
I was gonna order some but then this whole corona s**t started and i just completely forgot about it.
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Tyler6357
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Well i learned something new
I saw it on youtube and thought it made sense. Now that i think of it even if it was true it wouldnt make alot of difference if your running correct gas/oil mixures.
Well, it happened.
I installed 2 new piston rings, more compression and high end power.
Got a new problem tho, my crank gasket (the one that splits the motor in half) is blown and spitting gas out. Thinking about just making it into a case reed and re sealing everything
I installed 2 new piston rings, more compression and high end power.
Got a new problem tho, my crank gasket (the one that splits the motor in half) is blown and spitting gas out. Thinking about just making it into a case reed and re sealing everything
Chainlube
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Case reeds are great, they make great power. They're used on a lot of outboard engines, but where are you going to put the carb on a bike?
