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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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Friend of mine ordered stuff from JHB 5 months ago. He still has nothing and is out the money. Good company there. I will not purchase anything from them again.
Old Jan 15, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Hey Kevin, what kind of coating would you suggest on the side housings and rotor housings?
Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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I don't buy it and I recommend those that are considering it to not do it until there's empirical data to substantiate it. There's a reason why Mazda doesn't do it and has never done it. I think that ought to be considered.



The only one time I've seen a coating done was on a customer's motor that fell apart after a few thousand miles; the coating having come off in shears on the irons. Real nice.



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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BDC' post='853529' date='Jan 16 2007, 11:10 AM

The only one time I've seen a coating done was on a customer's motor that fell apart after a few thousand miles; the coating having come off in shears on the irons. Real nice.
What kind of coating? I do not see chunks coming off. The coating is only .004 of an inch thick embedded in. Was the surface not prepped properly afterwards? What could wear off in a few thousands should go right out the exhaust.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BDC' post='853529' date='Jan 16 2007, 12:10 PM

I don't buy it and I recommend those that are considering it to not do it until there's empirical data to substantiate it. There's a reason why Mazda doesn't do it and has never done it. I think that ought to be considered.



The only one time I've seen a coating done was on a customer's motor that fell apart after a few thousand miles; the coating having come off in shears on the irons. Real nice.



Don't fix it if it ain't broke.



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Were'nt the R26B rotor housings ceramic coated?
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by iceblue' post='853821' date='Jan 18 2007, 01:07 AM

What kind of coating? I do not see chunks coming off. The coating is only .004 of an inch thick embedded in. Was the surface not prepped properly afterwards? What could wear off in a few thousands should go right out the exhaust.


BDC has never had anything done by us. He must be referring to some other companies.



We had another large companies coatings flake off some piston domes on a Porsche engine. It ruined the engine.



Not all coatings are created equal....



Old Jan 27, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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why not just make the whole side iron out of ceramics? its not a piston engine that jerks all over the place.
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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The cast aluminum side plates are ~$1500 each from racing beat. It hate to see the price tag on ceramic plates...
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' post='853894' date='Jan 18 2007, 03:10 PM

BDC has never had anything done by us. He must be referring to some other companies.



We had another large companies coatings flake off some piston domes on a Porsche engine. It ruined the engine.



Not all coatings are created equal....








Do you do the coatings for other people or for you engines only?? Thanks
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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wow those are pretty housings

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