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 517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
9th May, 2012 at 05:17:54pm
im new to turbo'ing just need advise really |
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517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
9th May, 2012 at 05:18:59pm
on where to possibly find piston rings for std turbo pistons |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
9th May, 2012 at 05:20:08pm
totalseal are the only place that still make rings for standard turbo pistons On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
9th May, 2012 at 05:22:26pm
ok thanks how do i get in contact with them any ideas on price ? thanks |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
9th May, 2012 at 05:24:24pm
have a search, it's been covered a few times. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
9th May, 2012 at 05:33:58pm
ok thanks |
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12 Posts Member #: 7937 Member |
9th May, 2012 at 09:18:49pm
alright charlie try these boys tell them marc stubbs give you the number and ask for john these fellas can get their hands on anything at a drop of a hat ......F.W. Thorntons pistons .. 01743357081. your looking at £100 +p+p just a round figure |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
9th May, 2012 at 09:35:30pm
might as well buy the total seal then On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
9th May, 2012 at 09:40:54pm
thanks guys will try tomorow |
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3006 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
10th May, 2012 at 06:15:16am
Thorntons sent me what they said were turbo rings but, as well documented elsewhere, the oil control rings were the the wrong width. |
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 7265 Posts Member #: 1268 The Boom Boom speaker Police! Essex |
10th May, 2012 at 07:36:50am
The 'turbo' rings that Minispares have on the shelf also have a problem with the oil control rings.
In the 13's at last!.. Just |
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461 Posts Member #: 9229 Senior Member newcastle upon tyne |
10th May, 2012 at 06:37:07pm
I had that problem with the minispares ones & when I called they denied any knowledge of the problem so totalseals saved the day
On 10th May, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
The 'turbo' rings that Minispares have on the shelf also have a problem with the oil control rings. |
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517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
10th May, 2012 at 06:45:53pm
oh thanks total seals it is any one else have problems with minispeed they told me they had them and its been 3 weeks of calling them every other day so going to get a refund tomorow |
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 362 Posts Member #: 114 Senior Member Porto/Portugal |
10th May, 2012 at 08:37:03pm
Not the only place... Pachancho, a portuguese firm, also made them. On 9th May, 2012 apbellamy said:
totalseal are the only place that still make rings for standard turbo pistons Pedro Silva
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3006 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
10th May, 2012 at 09:13:03pm
You seem to be learning the hard way about Minispeed |
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517 Posts Member #: 9931 Post Whore brighton |
10th May, 2012 at 10:11:20pm
yeah there for ever saying there gonna call back, they dont so i call them and there all moody with me so yeah seems to be |
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Sprocket wrote a detailed thread on it.
They cost around 90€
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