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piston rings
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:07 am
by lennyz600
Hello all,
I have a 89 600 that I'm rebuilding and I was wondering if there was a cheeper alternitive to the oem rings, I got quoted about $78 per cylander and that seemed outta site. for giggles I looked up oem rings for a 00 r6 and they were about $25 per cyl, so what gives?
Lenny
Re: piston rings
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:43 am
by cad600
They haven't made the FZR600 in 11 years and it has been out dated technology for 16 years. New parts are becoming very limited so the price for them is high. I've heard of car people having an engine builder making new rings. You might want to try that route. But ultimately, it is going to cost either way you look at it.
Re: piston rings
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:56 pm
by lennyz600
i figured it would cost some money but almost $300 for rings! (thats what a paid for the bike, and it ran!!) that just seems not right, one would think if they were running low on stock or had something that was out dated as the fzr is, that they would be giving them away to get rid of them. im going to look into seeing if the wiseco ring set will work with stock pistons for an option. if not i do know a trustworthy engine builder i will ask.
Re: piston rings
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:05 am
by trump19
Re: piston rings
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:41 am
by lennyz600
wiseco called me back, they said that thier rings most likely wouldnt work, in the mean time i found some yamaha ones on ebay. when i get the chassis rollin again i'll have to post some pics.
Re: piston rings
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:26 am
by buzzawak
lennyz600 wrote:wiseco called me back, they said that thier rings most likely wouldnt work, in the mean time i found some yamaha ones on ebay. when i get the chassis rollin again i'll have to post some pics.
I am in the same boat, currently doing up a 89 model 600 and would like to put some new rings in while I have it apart.
Did Wiseco give you any explanation while their rings wouldn't work?
Re: piston rings
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 12:17 pm
by yamaha_george
buzzawak wrote:lennyz600 wrote:wiseco called me back, they said that thier rings most likely wouldnt work, in the mean time i found some yamaha ones on ebay. when i get the chassis rollin again i'll have to post some pics.
I am in the same boat, currently doing up a 89 model 600 and would like to put some new rings in while I have it apart.
Did Wiseco give you any explanation while their rings wouldn't work?
Hi,
Wiseco rings are wider if memory serves as they us a different manufacturing technique & material for their pistons so their pistons "grow" more with heat