Ceramic-coating pistons

George Roffe geo3@earthlink.net
Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:01:19 -0500


Heick Resources wrote:

>If it is such an incredible, fool-proof technology with no downside and
>nothing but power to be had and lag to be reduced, why doesn't any OE use
>ceramic coatings -or do they?

I do believe that Porsche and some other semi-exotic brands actually do use
coatings on some of their cars.  I think with Porsche it's their very high
end cars.

OEMs squeeze pennies.  Swallowing dollars is out of the question for
something like this

George Roffe