Rebuilt 360, excessive oil consumption

moper said
I think it's more because of the appearance of it rather than the job it does. I still call it a compression ring because of the way it looks...lol. This is also why in most performance engines adding gap to the 2nd ring makes more power by keeping the top ring sealed to the piston's ring land.
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I just learned that about using a bigger gap on the 2nd ring with the last one I assembled. Total seal rings (not gapless). The appearance is deceiving since it looks like a compression ring.