Originally Posted by WiseGuyOnCouch
i don't have serious smoking, but i thought i would do a small thread revival to ask a few questions...
1) how much is it to get new rings for a stock gsr?
2) is there anything else i should replace while i'm that deep?
3) does the engine have to come out to do it?
4) anything else i'm missing? just trying to get an idea so I can prepare for it soon!
cuz i just got a job so i'm looking to get my car back to form b4 i start doing anything to it...
1) OEM rings are around $120 a set. The labor will kill you though. The dealership quoted me around $900 in parts and labor to do it.
2) I would replace the rod and main bearings (I didn't though). You will need a new head gasket since the head has to come off. If you want to do some work on the head like springs, valve seals, retainers, valves, etc, that would be a good time to do it. Oil pan gasket would also good to replace since the oil pan and oil pickup assembly need to be dropped. And if you are feeling ballsy, a new set of ARP rod bolts and head studs would be a wise investment for future modification plans.
3) I did my rings with the engine in the car. Like I said, the head needs to be pulled and the oil pan and oil pickup dropped. Everything is accessible once that is done.
4) Be prepared for a bitch of a job. I did mine in one full day, but I am very mechanically inclined and there were no hitches at all. You are forgetting the honing process. The cylinder walls need to be honed with a 400 grit stone. You can pick up an attachment at any autoparts store and it fits into a drill. Put some NEW stones on and lube up the cylinder walls with WD40 and make some slow passes with the honing tool. You just need enough to make the cylinder walls rough again for ring breakin. Then wash the walls down and oil them and you can put in the new rings.