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Old Aug 18, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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by your own coating material and coat the stuff yourself.
Coat the valves
You can't do that **** yourself!? Especially the valves


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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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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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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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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by spikes
You can't do that **** 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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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 03:51 AM
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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
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