Was talking to a fellow airplane builder the other day and he is converting his 150Hp O-320 E2D to 160HP by installing the higher compression pistons. He mentioned that he was going to take the rings off the low compression pistons and install them on the higher compression pistons. I asked why not just buy new ring sets. From what I gather, the current engine, which only has a couple hundred hours runs great and uses very little oil, hence his reasoning for using the same rings.
Since I am the type to always install new when rebuilding, his idea seemed a bit foreign to me. Have others done this? Is it something acceptable? I'm guessing if they are installed on the same cylinders in the same position, they should work fine. Opinions?
Always learning!!!
Since I am the type to always install new when rebuilding, his idea seemed a bit foreign to me. Have others done this? Is it something acceptable? I'm guessing if they are installed on the same cylinders in the same position, they should work fine. Opinions?
Always learning!!!