Can you ceramic coat pistons?
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Yes, ceramic coating is commonly done on pistons.
On the skirts, it decreases friction (not forever, it does wear off).
When it's done on the tops/face of the piston, it decreases the amount of heat the piston absorbs. In High performance engines it's done on both.
The piston absorbs less heat from combustion/friction which allows higher combustion chamber pressures (higher compression ratio, or fuel/power additive like Nitrous/Nitro-methane etc).
You can ceramic coat damn near everything in an engine, but the only parts that usually show benefits are piston faces/skirts, Head combustion chambers, intake runners, intake manifold, valves(faces, and stems), exhaust manifolds, turbochargers, etc...
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http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10296
http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10298
On the skirts, it decreases friction (not forever, it does wear off).
When it's done on the tops/face of the piston, it decreases the amount of heat the piston absorbs. In High performance engines it's done on both.
The piston absorbs less heat from combustion/friction which allows higher combustion chamber pressures (higher compression ratio, or fuel/power additive like Nitrous/Nitro-methane etc).
You can ceramic coat damn near everything in an engine, but the only parts that usually show benefits are piston faces/skirts, Head combustion chambers, intake runners, intake manifold, valves(faces, and stems), exhaust manifolds, turbochargers, etc...
Read moar here
http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10296
http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10298
