[V8] body parts anyone?

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I have to ask - what is expensive?

I almost certainly want a set. If my motor has good bores, I would rather
re-ring it than put in another used block. The only issue left would be honing,
but I would gamble that the rings would seat properly, again given that the
bores were not too worn.
I am sure others in my situation would feel the same.
I also get the feeling that these bearings are somehow special for the V8?
I would have assumed that they were used somewhere else also. It seems many
parts are shared with Porsche. Could these be as well?

And I have never heard of Glyco - are they the OEM supplier?

Thanks

Dave

Quoting sdewitt at stx.rr.com:

> If you need V8 bearings, I was able to sweet talk Glyco into selling me
> a small quantity of them. They are pretty expensive, but available.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dsaad at icehouse.net
> Date: Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [V8] body parts anyone?
> To: cobram at juno.com
> Cc: V8 at audifans.com, bob.moy at cte.aecom.com
>
> > Deves seems to have them:
> > http://www.deves.com/devesrings/cars_AUDI.html
> >
> > And on this page, they say these rings are good for Alusil motors.
> > http://www.deves.com/faq.html
> >
> > The big problems seem to be honing and rod bearings.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > Quoting cobram at juno.com:
> >
> > > You can, but you have to have a "moto-lab" that knows what
> > they're doing.
> > >  I have corresponded with several V8Q owners from the former
> > Soviet Union
> > > that have done their engines at some "moto-labs" in Moscow.
> > >
> > > These guys got internal components through Mahle in Germany,
> > including> oversize pistons in one case.  Rings are available from
> > US suppliers, not
> > > OEM German, but they seem to work.
> > >
> > > BCNU,
> > > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> > > There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting
> > what you
> > > want, the other is getting it.
> > >
> > > "Moy, Bob" <bob.moy at cte.aecom.com> writes:
> > > > I don't believe that you can re-ring these engines.  There is a
> > > > coating
> > > > on the cylinder walls which is applied after the casting of the
> > > > aluminum
> > > > block. In order to re-ring you will have to hone the cylinder
> > walls> > which will remove this coating.  Unlike earlier aluminum
> > block> > which
> > > > used a steel liner these engines doesn't have a steel liner.  This
> > > > is
> > > > why no one list replacement rings for this engine.
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