The piston skirt and pin account for about 17 percent of the frictional loss in a combustion engine as they are the most difficult to keep lubricated and have the largest contact surfaces. OE ...

Rescue Me! Thanks to recent innovations in coating technology, it’s now possible to coat a piston instead of replacing it It’s the classic racer’s dilemma. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the ...

Solid lubricants such as graphite and carbon fibre reinforced polymer form the EcoTough coating for diesel engine pistons to reduce friction, and improve efficiency, refinement and durability of ...

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a new piston ring coating that supports vehicle manufacturers’ efforts to make petrol engines more fuel-efficient. The patented ‘CarboGlide’ coating delivers a ...

PISTON-ring scuffing occurs most frequently during the break-in period and has been a problem to both the automobile and ring producers, for some time. Ring coatings have been under development for ...

Federal-Mogul Powertrain has upgraded its Goetze Diamond Coating (GDC) for piston rings, a technology used ub heavy-duty diesel engine requirements for over 10 years. The new coating, GDC60, has ...

You're at the point in your project where it's time to start building the engine for your car. You're looking online to see what pistons and rebuild kits are available, but the first thing you find ...

Dublin, June 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Automotive Piston Market by Component (Piston, Piston Ring, Piston Pin), Material (Steel, Aluminum), Coating Type (Dry Film Lubricants, Thermal Barriers, ...

It’s the classic racer’s dilemma. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the fancy forged pistons you already have, but opening up the bores just a tad during the next short-block rebuild means that ...

You're at the point in your project where it's time to start building the engine for your car. You're looking online to see what pistons and rebuild kits are available, but the first thing you find ...