Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard the name Total Seal before. Total Seal Piston Rings are some of the top-performing piston rings across the globe, be it in the motorsports, diesel, street performance, marine, or aviation segments. With their advanced manufacturing and research departments, they are constantly on the leading edge of piston ring technology.

While you might think, “oh, that’s great for Formula 1 or Top Fuel engines,” in reality, those advancements have a significant effect down the entire product line — meaning your 400-horsepower street small-block benefits from the advancements the same as the nitro-burners.

In addition to developing and manufacturing some of the most advanced piston rings in the world, Total Seal wants to do whatever they can to help educate customers. Not just about their products, but about the machining materials and procedures that affect the ring seal as well. They have played a large role in completely overhauling the “plateau hone” process that took over the high-performance world decades ago, modernizing it and extracting even more power from engines.

So, to that end, Total Seal wants to answer your questions. They want to know what you, the reader, are curious about in the world of piston rings. The comment period will open up for four weeks — until August 31st, 2025. Then, we’ll collect the top questions and send them over to Total Seal for answers. Anything they make, for any segment of the market, is on the table: materials, coatings, gas-porting, sizing, tension, tools, lubrication, everything is on the table.

So reach out to enginelabsmag@gmail.com to and send over your questions. Remember, the only stupid question is one that isn’t asked.