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Gary Lewis

Coatings & Treatments For Engine Components

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Our friend Kyle/First Today send me a text a bit ago with a link to an article in Engine Builder Magazine. I thought y'all might be interested in reading it. Thanks, Kyle!

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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ArdWrknTrk

Re: Coatings & Treatments For Engine Components

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Gary,

I think coatings were recently mentioned in regards to firearms.
Perhaps when Robar closed up shop in September(?)
I have a couple of pistols done in Np3....

And had various engine components done on my race bikes back in the day by Calico up in Maine.
Piston skirts and crowns mostly, there are no valves, cams, springs or wristpin bushings in two strokes.

But we were definitely pushing piston speeds to fearsome levels.
Seizures were going to happen if your mix and jetting were not spot on.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

Gary Lewis

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Jim - I tend to remember the conversation, although I don't think I was part of it. Anyway, coatings are becoming much more prevalent in high performance engines. Tim Meyer is doing some on some of his engines.

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ArdWrknTrk

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We mostly did Teflon on skirts and reflective ceramic on crowns and combustion chambers.

I'm sure the industry has progressed leaps and bounds in 40 years.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.