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are the piston rings the same for the 1.3 dohc and 13. sohc?
i'm having a little trouble finding gt rings but no trouble finding the sohc ones.
also what's a good brand, or are they all the same?
thanks in advance.

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92 swift ga coverted to gt. always a work in progress

They are the same rings. the last gt engine I built I used standard 1.3 rings. works perfectly.

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1995 Swift w/16V 4.39s, 3tech cam, Esteem t-body, Header, needs more.
1995 Gt Mustang "Boss Shinoda" package.
1999 F150 4x4 Supercharged
1967 Mustang 428 auto, never ending expensive project
1993 Civic si h22a, fell in my lap, couldn't resist!

super! thanks for the fast reply!
any recomendations on ring brands?

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92 swift ga coverted to gt. always a work in progress

i've used all sorts and nvere had an issue. Cheap, expensive, all seemed to work. OIf course dealer is likely the highest in quality and price.

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1995 Swift w/16V 4.39s, 3tech cam, Esteem t-body, Header, needs more.
1995 Gt Mustang "Boss Shinoda" package.
1999 F150 4x4 Supercharged
1967 Mustang 428 auto, never ending expensive project
1993 Civic si h22a, fell in my lap, couldn't resist!

From the 1991 Swift service manual:
SOHC - top ring plated with hard chromium
DOHC - outer surface of top ring treated with nitriding, 2nd ring plated with chromium

I'm hoping the difference isn't significant, I bought NPR SOHC rings for my DOHC. Made in Japan and very cheap on eBay.

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1994 Metro - MPH project (getting a DOHC G13B)
1994 Metro - MPG project (getting an XFi G10)
1992 Swift - Parts car (gone)
1991 Swift - Parts car (gone)
1990 Swift - Parts car
1997 Metro - Parts car (gone)
1993 Metro - Parts car
1989 Swift GTi - Parts car
1998 Metro - Parts car

i guess that would be the advantage to the dealer rings. The gt engine received special treatment on everything!

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1995 Swift w/16V 4.39s, 3tech cam, Esteem t-body, Header, needs more.
1995 Gt Mustang "Boss Shinoda" package.
1999 F150 4x4 Supercharged
1967 Mustang 428 auto, never ending expensive project
1993 Civic si h22a, fell in my lap, couldn't resist!

well that gives me something to think about.
might as well shell out the big bucks

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92 swift ga coverted to gt. always a work in progress

I recently got Genuine Suzuki rings for my 1.0. All rings are coated except for the top ones. I got them from the local Suzuki dealer and they were very expensive Next time I'll definitely go for something cheaper..

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'95 Swift 1.0:

- 0,5mm oversized pistons
- mildly ported head, 1,7mm taken off
- ss exhaust valves
- 222/365 3tech cam
- +10 gear
- K&N air filter
- TBI bridge removed
- 40mm throttle and intake manifold
- srd underdrive pulley
- AASCO 3kg flywheel with GTi clutch
- GTi catback
- deleted cat, now 2" ss pipe
- 14x6J ET45 BSA Racing
- Nankang AS-1 165/55-14
- 35mm lower Apex front and rear springs
- GTi sway bar
- Turbinetech underbody brace
- Ultra Racing upper strut bar

0-100kph: unknown seconds

I ended up using the parts dinosaur to get my rings. The SGP ones are 50 dollars for one cylinder!

The parts dinosaur were only like 35 dollars and they are made by enginetech.

Hopefully they work well, I'll see in a few weeks

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92 swift ga coverted to gt. always a work in progress