Well a few weeks ago my engine developed a sort of knocking noise. I was sure that it was a lifter as was all the local machine shops and engine guroos. So I replaced them with the pt style lifters from howell. Got it back together. started it up. TICK TICK TICK..........
Man was I pissed. SO I said screw it I will just drive it. well a few days later I got to thinking this could be bad, and decided to take the engine out. got it out and apart and found the number one cylinder had a broken primary compression ring. And the side of my JE piston was sort of scared up. I am wondering if I can buy just one piston. JE 9:1 compression? I also will need a set of rings what would you guys recomend? also I bought an engine off of ebay and was wondering if I should swap the head out with my gude head. I know that that would be a major walk backwards but my cam bearings or whatever you will call them. they are sort of scared up. What should I do?

but the one in from ebay and get the stroker kit when it comes out and save up for a turbo... :D that would be awsome good luck

We had a 91 and it had a ticking noise.....well satan said it was lifters and we had them do the work and guess what? the ticking noise didnt go away!! it turned out to be number one piston was BENT and tapping the block.

Are you turbo or not? I doubt you went with JE's in a 9:1 to be non turbo. I am sure the gude head and cams are profiled for a non turbo configuration so it MIGHT be worth considering. Is the head shaved at all to raise compression?

Yeah the head is shaved. And The pistons are 9:1 due to the fact that I was planing on turboing for sure, just a money issue. I always seem to have problems when I get money for a turbo. I want to go HRC stage 2 with FMIC.