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1. "No more 'ring around the piston' "? (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 09:35:54 -0900 (PDT); OK, fellow Stanpart Scions, especially you who revel in the hallowed traditions of Triumph motorsport, this one has me stumped. Background: 1964 Spitfire 4, built, as best we can tell, as an SCCA-leg; /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00296.html (9,975 bytes)
2. "No more 'ring around the piston' "? (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 08:34:59 -0600; Humm. Well, I'll take a guess at this one... Fewer rings mean less friction on the cylinder walls. Thus you get a little more power. I know that some racers use very light rings which they only get 4; /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00300.html (8,210 bytes)
3. Re: "No more 'ring around the piston' "? (score: 1): Author: Michael Burdick <mburdick@netserv.unmc.edu>; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:23:35 -0500 (CDT); Tale of intrigue deleted... I opt for the easiest explanation which is: the last time this motor was assembled, it was in the paddock 30 minutes before the start and only one ring could be rounded up; /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00309.html (8,977 bytes)
4. Re: "No more 'ring around the piston' "? (score: 1): Author: CLAY_SCOTT@HP-Loveland-om10.om.hp.com; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 95 14:20:21 -0600; Having some experience with Detroit racing iron here's my beliefs/observations. The Teflon buttons are a trick used with full floating wrist pins to keep them in position in the piston. You can cut g; /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00314.html (9,554 bytes)

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