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alex d
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« on: March 30, 2011, 14:34:04 pm »
reading about abarth engines and tuners trying to squeeze every hp from those tiny engines this coatings came up, apparently they are the shizznits! anyone tried them in an aircooled VW?
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robkong
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2011, 00:18:12 am »
Yes it's great. I have been using  dlc coating on my piston pin's for the past 3 yrs.When ever i tear the motor down for inspection the pin's looks great and slide right out of the piston.
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Airspeed
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2011, 21:12:50 pm »
Yes, same experience here: Piston pins, rocker shafts and lifters  Wink
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"...these cars were preferred by the racers because the strut front suspension results in far superior handling than the regular torsion bar front end..."  - Keith Seume.
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Frallan
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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 02:24:32 am »
So who is doing your coatings?
How do you treat the parts prior to sending for coating. If I am not wrong they are pretty strong on fully chamfered and fully polished.
I know they do take some second hand parts but oil is nothing they like.
What are the costs?

Anyone remember this one?
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=71061&p=482421&hilit=diamond+like+coating#p482421
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Some of my cars: http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=116265
Airspeed
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2011, 13:11:31 pm »
Quote from: Frallan on April 02, 2011, 02:24:32 am
How do you treat the parts prior to sending for coating. If I am not wrong they are pretty strong on fully chamfered and fully polished.
Surfaces are superfinished prior to.
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"...these cars were preferred by the racers because the strut front suspension results in far superior handling than the regular torsion bar front end..."  - Keith Seume.
10.58 @ 130 mph (2/9/2022 Santa Pod)
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2011, 10:07:42 am »
There is a company here is germany, where I sent some parts.

http://www.kexel.de/dlcbeschichtung.htm

It is really expensive but works. You could try to contact them.
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Udo
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2011, 19:47:28 pm »
I would recommend ceramic coating ...
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