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Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:31 am
by sydduckett
Mel K wrote:Sef, mine was done by the people in the previous link and cost about £150, they developed the process themselves for racing engines years ago.Mine is on a ts1. Read up on their site for all the info. That Streaking has occurred on a mates recently relined with nicasil barrel after a couple of hundred miles. For the extra money id go ceramic again no prob. Mel
Cheers mel, did you have to send your piston and rings or did they do it to your measurments. I just spoke to them and they suggested i send the piston as well, only prob is i think there may be some wear on the piston as well. Will have to get that measured somehow to find out first.
sef
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:03 pm
by GP Kevo
My last replating was nikasil and was soft enough that it was damaged when the big went, too damaged to hone. My other TS1 has never been replated and still has the nikasil plating that Gilardoni applied in the factory and has survived a hard siezure that I cleared up with a light hone to the barrel. I don't think the nikasil replating in the UK is as good as Gilardoni's. In the US, I've heard that Mercury Marine offered a replating service that was good.
As for my damaged TS1? I went with ceramic, this time. If it goes again, I'll dig out the old steel lined TS1 engine that been in mothballs for 15 years.
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:26 pm
by Mel K
Sef, I didn't actually send it, my mate did and can't remember whether the piston went with it or not, I'll find out and report back.
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:36 pm
by soullad
had mine done at APTEC in Gloucestershire, back in 2009, so far so good.
http://www.poetonaptec.co.uk/cylinder-repair.htm
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:56 pm
by sydduckett
Called Poeton, £150 all in. think im going to go this way.
ta
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:56 pm
by sydduckett
Called Poeton, £150 all in. think im going to go this way.
ta
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:13 am
by fishi
no difference about the piston rings for NICASIL or Ceramik ??
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:05 pm
by sydduckett
fishi wrote:no difference about the piston rings for NICASIL or Ceramik ??
Hadnt thought about that but i would not have thought there would be any diffrence. will be puting a a new DT175 piston in, lot cheaper than the AF one and gave better performance......
Re: ceramic v nikasil
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:55 pm
by rbgaz
sydduckett wrote:fishi wrote:no difference about the piston rings for NICASIL or Ceramik ??
Hadnt thought about that but i would not have thought there would be any diffrence. will be puting a a new DT175 piston in, lot cheaper than the AF one and gave better performance......
tight-git-again-lol