CMSNL Piston Rings

[haden2342]

Hello everyone,

I'm in the process of assembling my engine and I have a quick question. I bought CMS brand oversize piston/ring sets and I noticed that the top and second rings have the same side profile which is different from the stock rings where the second ring has an angle to it. I don't doubt the design of these new rings, but I can't find any information on which ring is the compression ring. One has a chrome finish on the outside edge, I would assume that one is the compression ring, but I wanted to ask if anyone knows just to be 100% sure. Thank you!

[haden2342]

Dug a little deeper and found an answer to my question. I'll just leave it here in case someone else comes here with the same question.
https://www.cbxpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11625

[daves79x]

The Honda shop manual specifies that the chrome ring is the top one.

Dave