what metal is this? (pistons corvette motor)

RS-2 · 2008-04-22 08:07:28

not stock https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/b20vtecek/PB120042.jpg

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Apr 22, 2008 | 12:07 AM

RS-2

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what metal is this? (pistons corvette motor)

not stock

Apr 22, 2008 | 01:59 AM

jzz30

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thats 24k gold! haha! j/k thats just a coating from HPC or Calico or something

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Apr 22, 2008 | 05:58 AM

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Re: (jzz30)

looks to be some sort of ceramic coating.

Apr 22, 2008 | 06:34 AM

CarTunr22

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Isn't that an LQ4 block?

Apr 22, 2008 | 09:50 AM

k24em2

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Re: (CarTunr22)

Looks like an LSX block.

Apr 22, 2008 | 06:48 PM

RC000E

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Yeah, appears to be a piston thermal barrier coating.

Apr 22, 2008 | 07:10 PM

Top Ramen

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Re: (RC000E)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RC000E »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah, appears to be a piston thermal barrier coating.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Apr 26, 2008 | 12:24 PM

carchitect

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I think that's a coating from Polymer Dynamics. I coat all my pistons from them.

Apr 26, 2008 | 01:44 PM

Kevin

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Re: (carchitect)

swain-tech's gold coating is similar to that as well.

Apr 29, 2008 | 05:28 PM

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Re: (k24em2)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by k24em2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks like an LSX block.

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yep 6 bolts per cyl and of course the casting and that looks like swain tech gold coat