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Originally Posted by Chad
. Hi monkey what are your thoughts on doing rings at same time as head gasket and shells , really not much more of a job to pop some rings in, regarding restoring lost power on these old motors due to wear, against extra cost of rings, think about £150 a set  also has anybody done a recent dyno on a 13 year old csl to see how these old girls are doing..... Ps there's nothing wrong with My motor just a thought as I've already got all parts, bar the rings |
You'd have to hone the bores if you fitted new rings I think. Otherwise they would not bed in and you'd burn oil.
I'd have thought that as long as the engine is showing good compression and the clearnaces are good the engines should be on the money. Might be worth having the injectors cleaned. And I guess if the head is off you could lap the valves.