Rebuild info

[invictus]

ok so i spun a rod bearing a little bit ago so i replaced the crank and the rod the bearing spun on. The machine shop dropped my stock 1g piston and completely trashed it so in return they milled my rods to put some 2g pistons on for free to make up for it. I have almost everything to put the car back together except piston rings and a head gasket. Now the piston rings i used npr last time and they seemed to work ok with a little blow by under high boost(25 psi) i was wondering if there was a better set like hastings/sealed power and why are they better. ive searched forums non stop and come up with next to nothing.
Now for the head gasket i dont have 2 fresh decked surfaces so i dont want to go mls so id like to stick with a composite HG. Last time i used felpro and it worked for 5k miles til i spun my rod bearing but im hearing some major horror stories about them should i go oem or what or suck it up and deck my block?
All this is going into a 1g gsx running a holset hy35 1600cc injectors bc272s all supporting mods. thanks so much in advance

 

[92AWDHX40]

Never heard of hastings, npr are the equivelant of oem pistons, felpro is just fine, and if your block is out might as well have it decked.

 

[ed1380]

I would consider hasting to be oem level rings. They're good stuff among the domestic guys.

 

[DaRKSiDeGSX]

While I have the engine out I usually have the head and block at the machine shop to be checked for any possible issues be it cracks, true flat deck surface, cylinders are nice and smooth etc. I take the head gasket I've chosen along and have them match the head/block to it's specifications. I was told even if you go composite from manufacturer to manufacturer there can be different levels of coarseness needed. It can't be as much as a different material would be , but they build thousands of engines I build a few. I'd rather have their knowledge and expertise make decisions on things like that.

Good luck with the build. Take your time don't get hasty with it. If you get confused, lost, or frustrated take a breather at minimum. If needed come on here, vfaq, or wherever you find information and tackle it later. Some times you find it was something you over looked or could be a simple misalignment.

In the end when you go to fire it up. If it doesn't start this is normal. It's a DSM. haha I'm j/k