96mm KB piston rings

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al914
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96mm KB piston rings

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Anyone know where I can get these asap? Booked up to go to Lemans, car is motd but new engine using a lot of oil, got it stripped and it looks like the rings!

Also, what oil are you guys using in your 4 pots?
Al
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Re: 96mm KB piston rings

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al914 wrote:Anyone know where I can get these asap? Booked up to go to Lemans, car is motd but new engine using a lot of oil, got it stripped and it looks like the rings!

Also, what oil are you guys using in your 4 pots?
Al
Try Cambridge Motorsport. They often have a good stock of rings in stock.
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cheers dude, first call Monday morning
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Post by pillay2k »

On the oil front i have been using 15W40 mineral oil (Comma Super Mineral) in my 2.0 since i built it some 2-3000 miles ago and it goes really well.
It seems to be a hot topic with many different views on synthetic vs. mineral and weights on the 914 World site...
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Post by moggy »

James at Stateside will have the rings and the right oil for you on the shelf.

http://www.statesidetuning.co.uk/home.htm
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Post by al914 »

Thanks for the info guys, really appreciated, would hate to get this close after a lot of hard work and mis taking the car. Will call around tomorrow, hopefully back on the road in a few days!
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Post by al914 »

Got my rings, thanks for the help guys, really appreciated 8)
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