Piston Ring vs Stroker Piston Question

[Nico Over <nover@xxxxxxxx>]

All, am in the process of finally putting together my 451 stroker motor for 
my 64 Sport Fury. I am using using a set of Keith Black 280 stoker pistons 
withe the quench pad milled to fit my heads (ported 462's) with Total Seal 
gap less 2nd rings. My problem lies with the oil ring groove on the pistons, 
they come with a supprt rail (.030" thick) to cover the wrist pin bore gap. 
With this support rail it is impossible to install the oil ring (upper/lower 
rail plus expander) due to lack of clearance. KB tech says run with out the 
support, while Total Seal tech recommends not doing that ad getting the oil 
ring groove milled/widened the required .030". This is my first stroker and 
thought I would throw this out to the group. Opinions? Comments?
Thanks in advance
Nico Over
Va. Beach, Va.
64 Sport Fury
63 Dodge 440 wagon


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