Over the years, we’ve built dozens of small-block, big-block and LS-based engines where we have set custom ring end gaps. We must admit that we rarely check the end gap on the two small stainless ...

Few processes in assembling an engine are as tedious as filing piston rings. It requires patience and precision, carefully fitting the top and middle rings to each bore. It's not something for an ...

This is a magnified illustration of Childs & Albert's Zero Gap Second (ZGS) ring. As you can see, the step design creates a more difficult path for cylinder pressure to escape past. The inner boot is ...