Special order from MiniSport - worth getting new piston rings?
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I want to get some 998 flat top piston rings. MiniSport is half the price of the Minispares , but they're not in stock.

http://www.minisport.com/08-524300-00-goet...ndard-size.html

Anyone have any experience with back ordering from them? Just wondering if they give any delivery time estimates, or how easy it is to cancel if they take the piss.

EDIT:

Ok second question:

£50ish for a full set from MiniSpares is fine if I definitely need them; so you opinions as to whether new rings will make any difference, please...

When stripping it, the engine appears to be is low mileage, maybe less than 25k. I measured up 3 sets of pistons and rings... Skirt clearance appears to be just in spec, but ring gap is double the max limit around 25-30 thou. If I buy new rings, am I likely to get much closer to spec? Should I get standard size, or re-size some +20 thou rings, or just stick with the what I've got?

Edited by PhilR on 30th Jan, 2015.

I back ordered my exhaust from them. They didn't give me any info on when it would arrive etc until a few weeks later when i emailed them myself. Took about 3 weeks.

You realise its individual on minisport and a full set on minispares?

No I didn't - damn that would have been disappointing. Thanks for spotting.

Going on their. Dismal. Past customer service, around 6 months wait and most probably. Get pistons for a spitfire then, oh dear!

Every order with MiniSport is 'special'

In the 13's at last!.. Just

yeah i dont deal with minisport they always seam to mess up the orders

Haha, yeah I'd heard lots of bad reviews, although the few things I'd ordered had been fine. If they were selling a full ring set at that price I would have taken a punt, then if they fucked up, just bought another set from Mini Spares. I didn't know you could buy them per piston, so should have read the details a bit harder !

Ok, second question: £50ish for a full set from MiniSpares is fine if I definitely need them; so you opinions as to whether new rings will make any difference, please...

When stripping it, the engine appears to be is low mileage, maybe less than 25k. I measured up 3 sets of pistons and rings... Skirt clearance appears to be just in spec, but ring gap is double the max limit around 25-30 thou. If I buy new rings, am I likely to get much closer to spec? Should I get standard size, or re-size some +20 thou rings, or just stick with the what I've got?

Edited by PhilR on 30th Jan, 2015.

Have you honed it or had it honed yet?

Was going to run the hone with low pressure for a couple seconds, just enough to scuff it up.

Avoid them like a disease ridden prostitute

Masturbation is not a crime its a hobby

Avoid at all costs. ..

Minisport are dogshit, I ordered some wheels from them and 2 weeks later I rang them and asked when they were being delivered, turns out they were on back order from supplier for 2 months and they weren't going to tell me! Also took me another week and about 5 phone calls to get a refund

wow great reviews from MINISPORT

i think they are trying to get their act togeather ........... alas .......... they are still shite.

its the "Gibbons" they employ.

Edited by BENROSS on 30th Jan, 2015.

The damage has been done. Also parts that I have had from them in the past have been very poor quality. Best avoided

"Anyone have any experience with back ordering from them? " well more than two months have passed and im still waiting.....!!

never again will i NEVER!

for fucks sake if its going to be so long dont take my money till the dam pasts are in stock them when the parts come in say hay your parts are in do you want to pay for them and we will send them straight out

fucking ripoff merchants im fine with a deposit but to take full payment and not inform me it will be a huge wait come on get your shit together

hallett and welshdan totally agree

Unfortunately the gibbons are all family........

On 30th Jan, 2015 BENROSS said:
wow great reviews from MINISPORT

i think they are trying to get their act togeather ........... alas .......... they are still shite.

its the "Gibbons" they employ.