--- bruce haden <bhaden@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> Several of the F-1 teams (Stewart, McLaren?) are
> using Be/Al for the engine
> blocks and pistons. I saw the cost for a set of V-10
> pistons at around
> $16,000 (converted from British pounds; approx). I
> can't imagine what
> the block must cost! Apparently the Be dust isn't a
> problem in this
> application.
>
Wow...and I thought the 285 bucks I shelled out for a
set of four VW pistons was steep...
Good thing I didn't buy that old F1 car that was in
Hemmings last month ...
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