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Most engine builders will not put together engines for daily driver engines with total seal rings because of complaints about burning oil and high oil consumption.
Also it's been found that most of the rings will line up and stay lined up after as few as 30,000 even on a V8 engine.
In a diesel engine you won't have cylinder vacuum pulling oil through the ring gaps but when the gaps line up you can forget about all that cold compression you had.
Also the total seal ring reviews leave something to be desired. Most people saying that they are not worth the added cost and that next time they will just use traditional file fit rings.
Based on that I'm not putting them on any on road engine I build. I thought about using them on my 6.5L diesel and I'm really glad I didn't.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
Last edited by oil pan 4; 01-13-2017 at 07:38 PM..
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