Fleeting thought about gapless rings

[Stites]

Hey y'all! Just checking in for the occasional pestering . Had a thought cross my mind - gapless rings seal better but make more friction, negating the benefits in power. So, would it be ill-advised to run a low-tension oil control and a gapless top ring? ONLY the gapless top ring? As in no 2nd ring whatsoever?

Seems plausible, since the top ring would seal as completely as can be done.

 

[one2dmax]

I had debated using them years ago but decided the stock rings work just fine with the compression ratios we're using on these engines.

 

[Stites]

My main thIng with them is the stories I've been told by people who use them. One dude ran a set in his Dodge pickup(understanding it's a different animal) and went 10,000 miles before he changed his oil - it was still clear.

That suggests a lot less frequent oil changes, just wonder if that'd carry over to a bike.

 

[one2dmax]

It's just another internal combustion engine so set up and driven in a similar fashion you could expect similar results.