I'm curious if anyone's played around with Federal Mogul's "CarboGlide" coated rings on the dyno yet?
I remember BigJoe saying that moving SBCs to 1.5/1.5/3mm rings can be worth 20hp in 550-600 HP SBCs; if coated rings can further reduce friction by another 15%, as Federal Mogul is saying, shouldn't they be worth something at high RPMs?
On mildly related note their 2 piece LKZ oil control rings claim a 50% reduction in oil consumption and are CarboGlide coated, so 15% friction reduction, too. (I think they're only available for direct injection applications, though.)
http://www.federalmogul.com/en-US/OE/ma ... ductId=222
Adam
Low Friction DLC Ring Coatings: Worth Power?
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Re: Low Friction DLC Ring Coatings: Worth Power?
Would be interesting for that technology to be applied to rotary apex seals.
Re: Low Friction DLC Ring Coatings: Worth Power?
Roller lifters......Circlotron wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:04 pm Would be interesting for that technology to be applied to rotary apex seals.