My plan for my motor is a ring/bearing/valve job, with a new oil pump. I talked to my mechanic, Kevin Macdonald at Mac's Performance, and he recommended the Total Seal Rings. I had considered them untill I heard that they actually reduce hp due to ring drag, this from a guy who found an extra 14 hp in a 2.0ltr FF motor. I might not want to use the rings he choose because they only last for 4 hours, but there have to be several good low-tension options out there other than Total-Seal. If it's something you don't want spread all across the www, I'd appreciate a pm.

James.

As an aside, I enjoyed getting togeather with Dave Gran, and Greg Amy last Wednesday.