Gt/G40 piston rings

willsalter1000 · October 03, 2009, 11:11:22 PM

hi, I'm using g40 pistons in a gt block, are gt and g40 piston rings the same, or do i need a specific type
thanks
will

Dan · October 04, 2009, 08:54:10 AM

They are different. 3F rings are the same as AAU. PY rings are the same as AAV, NZ and the rest of the Mk 3 Polo petrol engines.

The reason probably will be different thickness rings.

willsalter1000 · October 04, 2009, 10:20:11 AM

thats interesting because ive asked the exact same question on club polo and ive been told there the same
thanks
will

hayesey · October 04, 2009, 11:26:45 AM

GT rings definitely arent the same a g40 ones, you need g40 ones to fit g40 pistons. Fortunately g40 ones are the same as the other 1272cc mk3 engines. Bizarrely GSF list the same rings for a GT engine but they aren't right.

willsalter1000 · October 04, 2009, 09:30:34 PM

thanks, how much are a set of rings ussually?

hayesey · October 05, 2009, 10:13:35 PM

is gsf have any left they should be about £35, something like £100 from vw

Dan · October 05, 2009, 10:30:12 PM

GSF stopped selling them a while back. You probabaly got the last ones Hayesey.

Daryl · October 06, 2009, 08:49:41 AM

Cant get them from vw either try a few months ago.

grayg40 · October 06, 2009, 10:11:13 AM

try jabba or PSD. i got a couple of months ago when i rebuilt mine. i got mine from a engineering place up my direction but they would post them to you, think i was about 90 ish they were from germany. i will have a look tonite and see the make and part no on the boxes.

hayesey · October 06, 2009, 10:52:48 AM

Quote from: Dan on October 05, 2009, 10:30:12 PM
GSF stopped selling them a while back. You probabaly got the last ones Hayesey.

well when I bought some I only paid £8 for the set because they said they only had two sets left and were selling them off. But since then I know other people on here seem to have bought them from GSF. So I would still try them.

willsalter1000 · October 06, 2009, 08:35:00 PM

thanks for the advice everybody, found this company and the prices seem pretty reasonable, anybody dealt with them before?
http://www.enginestuff.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/5515_5705_5711/products_id/55169
thanks
will

grayg40 · October 08, 2009, 09:44:19 AM

that rings are not for the PY pistons. dont know if the thickness would be right

grayg40 · October 08, 2009, 10:07:54 AM

here is a name of a company in germany that i got from
npr-europe.com