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Originally Posted by Techsalvager (Post 916833)

by your own coating material and coat the stuff yourself.
Coat the valves

You can't do that shit yourself!? Especially the valves

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Originally Posted by SJP0tato (Post 916853)

Why do you want to bump compression and start doing more exotic stuff like coating pistons if you're after 200whp?

To prevent/reduce the chance of knock when running on pump gas.

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Originally Posted by SJP0tato (Post 916853)

Why do you want to bump compression and start doing more exotic stuff like coating pistons if you're after 200whp?

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Originally Posted by SJP0tato (Post 916853)

I just really really like the idea of a high compression boosted motor that will have similar characteristics to a 5.0L V8. And plus I haven't been able to find much info on high comp boosted motors

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Originally Posted by spikes (Post 916986)

You can't do that shit yourself!? Especially the valves

Who says you can't?
I plan to.
Internal Coating, PowerKote™ (3oz) - Internal Coatings by Tech Line Coatings, Inc.
Did you buy the book I recommended?

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Originally Posted by Techsalvager (Post 917480)

Who says you can't?
I plan to.
Internal Coating, PowerKote™ (3oz) - Internal Coatings by Tech Line Coatings, Inc.
Did you buy the book I recommended?

Thanks! Didn't realize it was a DIY thing. I haven't bought the book yet but I will :)