Just wondering on my 2000 TA what replacement rings would you use? What brand? Also do I need to hone it before it goes back togethor?

 

Never done a re-ring on an LSx engine but if I did I would call an engine builder like our sponser Victory Racing Engines and get a recommendation from them.
I would at the very least hand hone them if the crosshatch was gone.

 

Curious, why do you need to re ring the pistons? If you hone it you might need oversized pistons.

 

Well I think maybe the rings are bad but i think I'm going to put new valve seals in first. Alot of people have said since it smokes when I let off that sound like valve seals. I'm going to install a cam when i put the new valve seals in. If it still smokes after the new seals then i will start pulling the engine for a rering job.

 

i have the same problem even after new heads and valves. only smokes in the high rpm band

 

A sure sign of bad valve seals is when you park the car overnight, and when you start it up the next day it smokes for a minute while it burns off the oil. Maybe a compression test is in line.

I wouldnt be tearing this engine down because you think you know a solution. Too much time and money to not know for sure.

 

Hmm, mine doesn't smoke at WOT well it does smoke black but not blue. It just smokes blue when I let off or when it idles for a while.