One of the key areas for this artistry lies in the piston rings. Every engine needs the right ring gap, but it is more than just the gap itself; it must be square and clean to work properly.

Piston rings look like simple pieces of metal. But they're the lifeblood of the ICE process, honed through decades of research. Piston rings are the reason internal combustion engines can exist.

There are engine assemblers, and then there are engine builders. It's one thing to merely bolt a bunch of parts together. It’s quite another thing to carefully assemble machined components to precise ...