There is nothing wrong with stock rings, plenty of high hp cars running them. The other coatings are nice to have, help a lot especially during break-in. All the motorcycle mfgs now use them on their higher performance bikes and I think some of the OEs are using them in cars now.
Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S tech support 970-242-3800 Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 ________________________________ From: Danijel Krajisnik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:14 PM To: Bill Cardell; Jason C; [email protected] Subject: RE: Ceramic Coated Stock Pistons TBC - A ceramic Thermal Barrier Coating for the crown is $25 ea., this will make the stock pistons much more resistant to detonation i can also do Poly Moly - A low friction, anti-seize, self lubricating coating. ($7 more ea.) OR PC-9 - The latest and most durable piston skirt coating ($12 more ea.) for the skirts if i chose to...it sounds good, but do i need it? My thoughts were also stock pistons-stock rings, but what's the point of making the pistons better if i am still on the same rings? Is there a treatment to make them better or is there a known better ring out there (known, as in other than manufacturer claim)? Regards, Danijel Krajisnik Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, I didn't mean that. We include them on all of our pistons. He specifically mentioned ceramic, which I think would just be crown coatings. Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S tech support 970-242-3800 Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, 2008 -----Original Message----- From: Jason C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:15 PM To: Bill Cardell; Danijel Krajisnik; [email protected] Subject: RE: Ceramic Coated Stock Pistons Anything wrong with anti-scuff or anti-friction skirt coatings? Unneeded? --- Bill Cardell wrote: > Are you talking about just coating the crowns? I would think it's > worth doing, if done right. I would probably go with factory rings on > factory pistons. My 2cents, etc > > > Bill Cardell > TurboDog's Dad > www.flyinmiata.com > www.fmwestfield.com > orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S > tech support 970-242-3800 > Don't miss Flyin' Miata's Open House! Aug 14-17, > 2008 > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danijel > Krajisnik > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Ceramic Coated Stock Pistons > > > Greetings, > > I know there has been discussion on this in the past but i saw no > resolution. > Long story short, I have a 94 block (free), H-beam rods (not free), > and stock pistons (free)laying around. > I was planning a major build but i was pressed for time and need a > reliable block NOW. > I can't afford Forged Pistons, so i have looked into Ceramic Coating > my spare stock ones. By talking with a shop who specializes in > ceramic coatings they assure me of all the benefits and mention no > negatives whatsoever. I am not looking for the ultimate block, just a > stronger than stock one. > If i decide to go this route, what rings should i get? I do not mind > spending some money on rings since thats what keeps the compression in > there. I am not spending a lot of money on this build as i have a > friend that built many FE and BP motors helping me put this block > together after the machine shop cleans/hones the block and polishes > the crank. > I pretty much have my mind set on ceramic coating the stock pistons > unless someone talks me out of it, all I still need to go through with > this is a choice on rings. > This block will not see more than 12psi max!!! > > So, last call on ceramic coated stock pistons and what Rings do i need > to go with for the stock pistons? > > Regards, > Danijel Krajisnik > 1994 R > T3/T4 .57 trim EWG w/EBC > > ________________________________ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > ________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs>
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