montana tom Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi all ; looking to purchase an engine kit to rebuild my 01 2.5 . There seem to be many out there and they all claim to be "top quality" I keep running across "DNJ" parts ... Are they ok ? I am leaning towards a re ring kit (rings , bearings , gaskets) at around $280.00 but rock island is offering a kit with pistons ,rings , bearings and lower gaskets at $325.00. I've seen other kits on ebay and they look to be (china junk) I could be wrong. Does anybody have any experience with any of these (kits) ? I'm not building a race car but I dont want to have to do this over any time soon. Same question on the valve sets on ebay ... very cheap..... but are they any good ? Anybody trying them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrinc Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The Chinese made stuff is garbage. Absolute crap. Recommendations: all can be found on Ebay: NPR Rings ACL Race bearings or Clevite repackaged NDC bearings We won't use anything but Subaru Genuine on the gasket kits (btw, use the 860 turbo head gaskets), but several people say the Gates/Rock Auto kits are good. Of course, they aren't offering a warranty like we do, so take that into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana tom Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Great info, Thank you, located npr rings & acl bearings , recommendations or warnings on valves ? Edited April 14, 2015 by montana tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrinc Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I know Safety Products makes valves. They really aren't too expensive from Subaru either. Pretty much if they aren't Chinese and fit correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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