BMFC, Tiiming, and Coatings

[Greg Hermann]

>Has anyone run any "independent" testing on these barrier coatings for what
>they actually have seen as an improvement pre+post coating?.
>  Has any one run any endurance tests?.
>Do I need mention that this might need a complete recal to get right.
>Bruce

A fellow I spoke with at HPC told me that they ran a dyno test of a fairly
typical hipo 350 CID Chebby first with no coatings, then with coating only
on the piston crowns. Said that--with no other changes, the steady state
oil temperature at sustained full load dropped 15 degrees F.

Greg