Re:Where to buy oversize rings online?
2012/10/03 11:03:23
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I brought oversize rings from Repco, cost $90.
Personally I don’t like Repco but piston rings are the one thing they are good for.
ACL / Mahle pistons use the exact same size as stock piston rings, so they are compatible.
Not all piston rings are the same, some people just throw rings in an engine because the size is the same, however there are different materials that piston rings can be made from, stock rings are cast iron, you can get chrome cast iron and chrome steel rings, and the hardest wearing rings are Moly, but if the cylinder bore in your engine is shiny or has black spots then moly rings would burn out really fast.
It would be best to get a hone ran through your bore 600 – 800 stone and use moly rings, Repco also sell moly rings.
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