Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
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Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
Im wondering what opinions would be on thermal coatings on surfaces such as piston tops, chambers, valves and exhaust ports to reduce the temperature of a engine, my idea is to use the coatings to send more heat out the exhaust and less into the block. This is a purpose build that requires the engine to run without coolant for over 30 min at times, im trying to stay away from methenol to keep fuel capacity down so im looking at other approaches to take, The engine currently has conservative compression, fairly loose piston/bearing clearances, and aggressive oiling to keep it spinning free. Any input from experience would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
I have seen lots of testing on this subject, and it is just NOT COST EFFECTIVE-- BIG WASTE OF MONEY
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Re: Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
I had it done on the headers for my 1989 Trans Am. I did it mainly to keep them from corroding which the coating did do. It also lowered the under hood temperatures. As to any horsepower gain I cannot say.
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Using the ceramic thermal barrier coatings, I never saw any definite power gain just from that. But they eliminated pinging and let me run a higher CR without having a fussy tune.
A hot night, radiator full of mud, old end-of-season gas, driver bogging it out of the turns under the caution flag... I never had a coated engine come back with detonation damage.
A hot night, radiator full of mud, old end-of-season gas, driver bogging it out of the turns under the caution flag... I never had a coated engine come back with detonation damage.
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Like ceramic tiles on the space shuttle.
Got to be a couple of inches thick to insulate properly.
Got to be a couple of inches thick to insulate properly.
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How much power does a demo engine need?
Run half the engine at a time.
Pumping air in the other half to cool it down.
Run half the engine at a time.
Pumping air in the other half to cool it down.
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Re: Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
Coating chambers and piston tops on motor that only runs for 9 seconds at a time down the 1/4 mile may only show extra power within the accuracy range of the dyno ,but it does on far longer roundy round races, not to mention you can back out 2 degrees of timing.
Are cooler oil temps and Manifold temps worth more to a motor doing a afternoon worth of laps at 180 mph, or even just 12 laps on a dirt track, let here the responses?
Are cooler oil temps and Manifold temps worth more to a motor doing a afternoon worth of laps at 180 mph, or even just 12 laps on a dirt track, let here the responses?
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Re: Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
the engine is a heat pump and the more heat you keep in the combustion chamber the more power you will make. that is why you need 0.5 more CR to make the same power with aluminum heads vs cast iron on the same engine build as the aluminum heads transfer more heat into the water jacket.
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I don't think he's after a power gain, he's just trying to keep it from welding itself together after a half-hour of running with no water. No?
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Agree. In thermodynamic theory, any heat absorbed by the metal and the coolant is wasted power.the engine is a heat pump and the more heat you keep in the combustion chamber the more power you will make. that is why you need 0.5 more CR to make the same power with aluminum heads vs cast iron on the same engine build as the aluminum heads transfer more heat into the water jacket.
In practice, without coolant, any heat not going into the metal won't eventually get to the oil burn it away and eventually to the bearings and won't weld them to the crank. That's what kills most of those engines. So yes, coating the valves, combustion chambers, exhaust ports and piston tops and skirts would be beneficial.
The largest possible oil cooler will greatly extend the run time of an "air-cooled" engine. Is that a possibility?and aggressive oiling to keep it spinning free.
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It seems wasteful to me to spend money in internal engine coating for an engine that will seize up.
Could you relocate the radiator to a more protected area, like in the trunk right behind the back seat?
Could you relocate the radiator to a more protected area, like in the trunk right behind the back seat?
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Re: Coatings to reduce operating temperatures
You are correct, the engine is currently around 450hp and it pulls 5000lb cars around just fine!