Cheers fella
will get the parts monkey @ work to order me some up
it's quite good working for a VW commercial dealer, but
with the "got to have a chassis number!?!?" crew, it can be a f**k'n nightmare to sort parts...
when you've only got engine parts from who knows what
still working some research on ceramics so I can get a good prototype going, anyone have a working engine to test them on? studs and reuseable head gasket is a must
you need an engine that barely runs pretty much. because it is going to die, in the name of science!
I think what my esteemed colleague is trying to say is that there may be a chance of total failure, in which case WCS would be complete engine failure where the ceramic precups explode, or break apart. This would unoubtedly cause fantastic damage to the inside of the motor. If I had a throwaway motor I would undoubtedly do it myself.
it would be really cool if you could get something that would actually work... i owuld run some ceramic cups.
Cheers fella
will get the parts monkey @ work to order me some up
it's quite good working for a VW commercial dealer, but
with the "got to have a chassis number!?!?" crew, it can be a f**k'n nightmare to sort parts...
when you've only got engine parts from who knows what
It's not unheard of for the local VW dealer to ring me when they can't find something in ETKA.
Eyes like a *** house rat.
Still working an angle at Ricardo.
NKD,
do you know if the 1.6 NA has the same prechambers? If so I may have a donor engine.
not sure? Not sure where to find out either
The ones from altrom are available through NAPA, they have a new contract, and I will be purchasing some soon, I will be the proud owner of a kiln here in short order, and will need some supplies to make some custom precahmbers, firstly I will need the "correct" ceramic material that the "new" prototype chambers will be made from, then I will need the prechambers themselves, I already have some aaz ones, but to be successful I will need at least one example for each engine that people want 1.6, 1.6T, 1.5, I will even do audi5000 diesel and TD, as well as any other custom requests. For those just wanting replacement chambers, I will have batches for just that. I will need a ginea pig as well, someone with a well running engine that is willing to test them on their engine "I would myself, but mine is incomplete as of yet" Any info on the best ceramic material to use would be awesome, or where I can get said material. I hope to provide cheap replaceable chambers that withstand the pressures, temperatures, and increase efficiency as well as reduce emmissions, and if they fall out, they will cause minimal damage to the engine, as well as being chemical and corrosion resistant. In other words a better faster stronger swirl chamber *6million dollar man reference* This will work gentlemen, and now everyone will be able to enjoy a rebuilt head without cracked inconel chambers staring at them.
P.S. I found the kiln info here:
http://www.corvusmoon.com/kiln.htmThanks,
Kevin
oh, and I can make lots of other things from ceramic, I may even make a mold for headers/exhaust manis and make some for use, as well as making a new post that will feature custom ceramic stuffs for everyones viewing pleasure.
I would love to mill some off the tops of a set of pistons, and cast a ceramic top for them, like the old izuzu diesels.
oh, and I would love to try out the prechambers!
I might be in for trying a bunch of ceramic stuff, IF you can convince me it's the right ceramic, and it's affordable. I know the compounds are available, it has been done. F1 engines make extensive use of the stuff. Actually, stuffs, because they use a different ceramic for each type of component. Also, way back about 1989, honda built a mostly ceramic ,750cc i think, bike engine that spun 23000 rpm and was near the automotive goal of adiabatic (not true adiabatic, as in no lost heat, but as in no cooling needed). It used really neat rectangular pistons with rounded corners.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to go track down the ceramics myself right now, but if you seriously need a hand in finding the right compounds, ping me in a couple days, and I may at least be able to get you a couple pointers to get you started. The greatest difficulty will be in getting any of the suppliers to give you the time of day, as it is a big dollar niche market, with application engineers on standby to help any customer with a need/project for the materials, as long as the need is accompanied by a six or seven figure $ demand.