Okay good; we both used FF pins and you will too.
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Hoing is a given but at least this is on the topic of the thread! Hahahaha
Okay good; we both used FF pins and you will too.
Oh...and my crank was Nitrided.
Have you looked into ceramic piston coatings ..
Here is a website I was looking at .. coating have been around for a long time for performance applications on pistons .. it’s like an insurance policy IMO …
www.rosspistons.com
Here is a website I was looking at .. coating have been around for a long time for performance applications on pistons .. it’s like an insurance policy IMO …
Ross Racing Pistons Piston Coatings For High Performance Racing
If your pushing big power, a coated piston will expel heat faster and prolong the life of the piston. Multiple coating options available!
www.rosspistons.com
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I've seen those used by desert racers in their bikes
Who are you asking??Have you looked into ceramic piston coatings ..
Here is a website I was looking at .. coating have been around for a long time for performance applications on pistons .. it’s like an insurance policy IMO …
Ross Racing Pistons Piston Coatings For High Performance Racing
If your pushing big power, a coated piston will expel heat faster and prolong the life of the piston. Multiple coating options available!
If it's me you're asking: I coat piston skirts but almost never do the domes in full aluminum engines. I find the retention of dome heat produces better overall performance.
Skirt coating is good when/if the piston touches the cylinder wall.
Dome coating is to reject heat and that's about it.
I don't care for the 170 thermostats either.
Strange but true.
Skirt coating is good when/if the piston touches the cylinder wall.
Dome coating is to reject heat and that's about it.
I don't care for the 170 thermostats either.
Strange but true.
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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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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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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
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.
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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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.
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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Having a snow time are you?
That explains the ramblings hahaha
Yes!
We still have around 8 inches of snow and it was close to -20 for a while.
33 here today with the wind coming over the alps it heats up as it comes down onto the plains.
I decided I like winter better than summer.
Weather can be quite patchy 1 minute 15 next 30
Our D.A. was negative 258 feet today. Typically 5800 to 7500 feet here in the summer.
DA??? District Attorney, Dangerous altitude, Damp Accumulation
Density Altitude
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