The Engine Build

Who are you asking??
Anybody or anybody that may have knowledge or of piston coatings .. mainly just bringing up something that hasn’t been mentioned as a possible edge on a HP build .. considering that the weakness of the pistons on the stock engines , detonation possibilities on and engine ,, cast or forged internals ,, High performance builds it could give a slight insurance policy against future failures IMO .. heck top fuelers use coatings ..
 
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If it's me you're asking: I ceramic coat piston skirts but almost never do the domes in full aluminum engine. I find the retention of dome heat produces better overall performance.

I don't care for the 170 thermostats either.

Strange but true.

Anybody or anybody that may have knowledge or of piston coatings .. mainly just bringing up something that hasn’t been mentioned as a possible edge on a HP build .. considering that the weakness of the pistons on the stock engines , detonation possibilities on and engine ,, cast or forged internals ,, High performance builds it could give a slight insurance policy against future failures IMO .. heck top fuelers use coatings ..
No idea about costs of coating , maybe a discussion with the builder could shed some light on the benefits @Kiwi SRT10
 
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If it's me you're asking: I ceramic coat piston skirts but almost never do the domes in full aluminum engine. I find the retention of dome heat produces better overall performance.

I don't care for the 170 thermostats either.

Strange but true.
Not sure about the 170 thermostat myself ,, at least in the heat in Florida ,, the temps still seem to be in the range of the stock thermostat.. yes I installed the 270 many years ago .. just seems like a waste of money and time to install..
 
I'm not worried about an edge in the hp stakes, more like a hammer BOOM!!!
I have a new 190 thermostat that will be going in.
The Striker heads do a good job of reducing detonation and with Torrie's retune I will have plenty of margin
 
Interesting how thin the ring land is. 3 hits with a small hammer to have 2 halves of a piston.
I also noted the oil soaking into the metal
Mass Production Atrocities I call them
What the bean counters do that spoil a great engine design. I bet the engineers who made these engines were heart broken when they saw the cost cutting and the emissions compromises. I would never have bought one if I knew they were this piss weak.
The whole point of large engines is the power with ease and reliability. Unfortunately these have neither.
There goes any chance of retiring in the next 5 years. I could buy a brand new car for less than this engine will cost.
 

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Interesting how thin the ring land is. 3 hits with a small hammer to have 2 halves of a piston.
I also noted the oil soaking into the metal
Mass Production Atrocities I call them
What the bean counters do that spoil a great engine design. I bet the engineers who made these engines were heart broken when they saw the cost cutting and the emissions compromises. I would never have bought one if I knew they were this piss weak.
The whole point of large engines is the power with ease and reliability. Unfortunately these have neither.
There goes any chance of retiring in the next 5 years. I could buy a brand new car for less than this engine will cost.
The piston looks cheesy cheap in the pic .. What were they thinking lol it sure does make me think twice about using cheap
cut the corner parts in anything ..
ITS LIKE ,, “ WHERES THE BEEF “ !
 
Philip Stanhope (4th Earl of Chesterfield) in 1774 wrote a letter to his son, with the help of Yoda (as they were friends)...

Mr. Stanhope's position (paraphrasing here): "Anything worth doing, is worth doing well".

Yoda's contribution: "Do or do not, there is no try". <end>

When you hear your new Striker-headed Viper engine running and tuned AND drive your truck again, all thoughts about money (which comes and goes in a lifetime), should evaporate.

A Zen Moment from the Frozen North.
 
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Philip Stanhope (4th Earl of Chesterfield) in 1774 wrote a letter to his son, with the help of Yoda (as they were friends)...

Mr. Stanhope's position (paraphrasing here): "Anything worth doing, is worth doing well".

Yoda's contribution: "Do or do not, there is no try". <end>

When you hear your new Striker-headed Viper engine running and tuned AND drive your truck again, all thoughts about money (which comes and goes in a lifetime), should evaporate.

A Zen Moment from the Frozen North.
Having a snow time are you?
That explains the ramblings hahaha
 
Aha!
There is only 3 or 4 real purpose built Dragstrips in NZ
Closed roads and airports are the rest.
A lot of circuit racing tho. Levels Race Track is about 8km away
Calgary (where I live) has 1.7 million people and zero tracks. We have 1 to the north 200 miles and 1 south 200 miles.
 
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Does it being a frozen waste land in winter cause problems for race track surfaces?
Or just not enough Petrolheads
When we had a really nice facility here, the track was shut from October until late May. We only have an average of 120 frost free days in a year.
When the track was open in Calgary, we would have a couple of hundred vehicles on a Friday Night Test and Tune.
 
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I'm not worried about an edge in the hp stakes, more like a hammer BOOM!!!
I have a new 190 thermostat that will be going in.
The Striker heads do a good job of reducing detonation and with Torrie's retune I will have plenty of margin
Not an edge in the Hp .. and edge in the protection of and the cost appears to be cheap enough .. No matter the Tune / Tuner the heads etc .. detonation can rear its stinking ugly head at anytime there are a lot of variables like bad gas had sensors or sucking in a cockroach into the intake lol … worth checking into it for a safety insurance policy .. heck ehat another few dollars anyway lol ..
 

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