nightshift147

hi everyone i am new here

i have got a 96 - 00 civic vti ( singapore domestic market) ,totally stock complete with d15z7 3 stage vtec motor.

i am in the process of rebuilding the engine, ive orded an acl bearing kit and dne all the other prep work, now i need rings.The oem's are quite pricey,but ive stumbeld across a brand called NPR which is very affordable,seriously how good are these rings ? , if theyre crap id rather get oems

secondly will the ring set specified for the 92 - 95 cars work on my car as both have a 1.5 liter capacity with same bore

EJ8chu

iTrader: (2)

I have been using nippon rings(NPR) for the past few motors i have built/rebuilt. No problems yet. I really doubt that these rings would last 200k like oem's would but for me, thats not an issue. You really cant beat them for the price

CR-V-tech

correct me if im wrong but i believe that nippon makes a **** ton of oem honda parts, so quality could very well be equilivent!

DTA-Zombie

decent rings - are they going to last or hold like OEM? probably not. safe to use though.

EJ8chu

iTrader: (2)

If You Google Nippon, I believe they have a Nippon manufacturing and a Nippon racing company. I'm sure they are one company, just with 2 divisions

CR-V-tech

i'm almost positive that they're the same thing! just not in the honda box!

nightshift147

i thought hard about it and decided ill go with the oem riken's , just for peace of mind when im sitting at 7500rpm

CR-V-tech

i c said the blind man

EJ8chu

iTrader: (2)

I have plenty "piece of mind" at 9200 Rpms. There are no "high RPM Rings"