Im gonna go measure ring depth and the rings themselves. I have Manley pistons and these TS rings are what they stipulate because of the ring depth. I also have the single set of Mahles to compare to. I was thinking about using a tie wrap around the base of the compressor next lol! I agree about it being to tight, but the current situation calls for it to be REAL tight or im screwed.




Edit: measured and ring depth is not the issue. I definitely think the oil expander is the main issue though, and that is what is dictating the massive amount clamping force needed. And the Mahle rings are about .002-.005 thinner in the depth department so im probably going to end up ditching these Total Suck rings, especially after the flying flake event earlier.