OK, I must have started reading "Ceramic Coatings", then had it stuck in my head for all coatings. They are evidently different coatings for the various applications.
I noticed on my internet journey of combustion chamber coatings, a performance chart which showed a cross-over rpm of about 3000 where it implied that there may actually be a HP loss below that rpm and a gain above it. Not sure what to think about that...
I really don't think my cooling is in good condition in my car, but I put in a temp gauge and took it to the Buick Nationals. It was possible to notice the gauge climb a bit above the normal stable temperature. The conditions were hotter than hell, cruising at 75 with the a/c on, 3.36 gears at somewhere over 3000rpm. It never pushed any water out except when I pulled off the freeway to a motel which was right there and I shut the car down immediately causing some boil out ( my overflow tank is too small, but cute
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I am planning a 455 this winter, maybe with headers, and am concerned about under hood temperatures. I feel I must maintain my "Star Wars" air cleaner, which means I really would like to not increase them. That is where interest in ceramic coated headers and header wraps comes from. While exploring that I thought I would look at the ceramic coated combustion chambers which could double duty to increase cooling performance a bit as I felt I had pushed it, and some performance gain to boot. That is where I noticed the radiator coatings, a little gain there can't hurt....and on it goes....more coatings than I had ever thought about
And I think I have all the tools and more to use them, so learn and I could do them for others too.
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