ceramic coating

[suprarenz]

Looking for help with ceramic coatings. I'm building a 7m-gte engine and was wondering if there are any great benefits to using them on pistons,valves,chambers ect... The company being considered is swain tech coatings out of scottsville NY.

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

I don't think you could ceramic coat pistons or valves.LOL


You can ceramic coat exhaust manifolds,turbo housings,downpipes and almost anything you want to but you can't do anything internal wise.


p.s. were in Jersey do you live?

 

[miekedmr]

You can ceramic coat exhaust manifolds,turbo housings,downpipes and almost anything you want to but you can't do anything internal wise.

Oops, wrong.

Ceramic coating piston heads, cumbustion chambers, valves, exhaust ports, etc has all been done.
The benefits I can think of, though some might be negligable:

Increased thermal efficiency of combustion
cooler pistons (a good thing; the point of oil squirters) and valves
reduction of hot spots (and heat in general) in head that may cause warping
better retention of energy in exhaust gas (faster spool?)

Adjuster was one person that I think went crazy with the coatings --you could look for his engine build

 

[Poodles]

Coatings are very effective, but they're expensive and in the case of pistons, the clearances need to be different.

*waits for the gurus to come in*

 

[suprarenz]

Thanks for the information and keep it coming!!!!!! I'm in woodbridge N.J. middlesex county

 

[Rennat]

you ceramic coat the top of the piston... not the sides, so in that aspect the bore size would stay the same. now a moly coating on the sides is a different story...

but yes, you can do all of that, pretty intense, but it can be done.

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

My B..I guess now that I think about it could be done.But I still wouldnt try the top of the piston but thats just me

 

[Slow66]

Here's an idea, how about calling Swain Tech and seeing what they recommend for your setup, and what the benefits of the different types of coatings are?

 

[figgie]

Here's an idea, how about calling Swain Tech and seeing what they recommend for your setup, and what the benefits of the different types of coatings are?

Bryan..

call? What is this "calling" you speak off. I have heard of this archaic technology that is called a telephone. Apparently you press a combination of 10 numbers and then a voice speaks on the other side! But last I heard, they were like looking for the last unicorn