Which piston rings to use?

[MrMarch]

Hi everyone, I have finally decided to rebuild my old SR20DE it has done 140k and still doing well, but I think the time has come. So I got a quick question to those of you who done it before. I am planning to put SR16VE pistons in and obviously standard DE piston rings will not fit the VE pistons or will they? and due to mileage should I go for 86mm or 86+ mm bore? easiest way is to measure the bore, but I really would like to gather all part before taking the engine out. Thanks.

 

[Sam]

Get the engine apart and check the bores then order the pistons.

Ultimately you want ve rings, Greg at GSpec can provide.

What are you looking at for engine management?

 

[MrMarch]

Get the engine apart and check the bores then order the pistons.

Ultimately you want ve rings, Greg at GSpec can provide.

What are you looking at for engine management?

That is actually a good question Sam, need to do a research into this, but any advice is welcome and appreciated

 

[Sam]

Will talk at the weekend, but ping Hally a PM

 

[rowdy-GTi]

RR and VE rings are the same.

 

[MrMarch]

Will talk at the weekend, but ping Hally a PM

Yeah, will do bud.

RR and VE rings are the same.

Thanks, found that online in the build thread. Obviously mine is not RR, so I will drop GSpec a message, see what they will come up with.

 

[mera red gti]

not roller rocker............... what engine you got?

 

[MrMarch]

not roller rocker............... what engine you got?

sorry, got confused with RR and not RR SR's. Just to get it right GTi SR20 is RR, correct?

 

[Sam]

Yiup