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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>Hi Bob,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>the forged Mahle pistons are 100gr lighter than the Wisecos.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the photos the bigger shaped piston is the Mahle one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But it is very fragil. The skirt is very thin and to compensate for piston slap the skirt is longer than on the Wisecos.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Price for one Piston was 250€.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE> Bob Kramer <rkramer56@gmail.com> <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2021 23:10<br><b>An:</b> tr4racing@googlemail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Fot] abradable coatings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I weighed the Wisecos and compared them to some Malhe cast pistons I had. I'm doing this off memot but I think I weighed them with wrist pins but without rings. The Wisecos were about a US pound and the cast Mahles 1.3 pounds. The wrist pins on the cast ones are heavier than the ones that came with the Wiseco's. How much lighter are the custom Malhe's?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Bob Kramer<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 3:06 PM <<a href="mailto:tr4racing@googlemail.com">tr4racing@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>See the photos of the Wiseco pistons with coating to overcome the shrinking.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>And the difference between Wiseco and Mahle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=DE>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE> <a href="mailto:tr4racing@gmail.com" target="_blank">tr4racing@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:tr4racing@gmail.com" target="_blank">tr4racing@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2021 21:54<br><b>An:</b> 'Bob Kramer' <<a href="mailto:rkramer56@gmail.com" target="_blank">rkramer56@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> '<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>' <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> AW: [Fot] abradable coatings</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I did this once with also a set of Wiseco pistons.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I had cross scuffing on all 4 pistons, because the pistons expanded to much to the wrong direction.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I did use the coated pistons and replaced them with Mahle custom made pistons, which are lighter and never scuffed .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I use the Mahle set since 10 years now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=DE>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE> Fot <<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Bob Kramer via Fot<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2021 17:27<br><b>An:</b> Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> [Fot] abradable coatings</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Has anyone used this company on a wet liner engine like a TR4? I have a set of scuffed Wieseco pistons that could be rescued with a skirt coating and the company says it will work. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#555555;background:#FAFAFA'>The coatings can be applied very thick and sometimes provide an interference fit when a device is assembled. During initial operation, the coating breaks in to form a perfect fit between mating parts. Controlled abrasion even accounts for thermal and torque related distortions in components as the coating wears in. Once the optimum fit is achieved, stresses on the coating are reduced and the break-in process stops. Durable, low friction, anti-scuff properties of the coating maintain tighter operating clearances and higher efficiency for the life of the device.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://www.line2linecoatings.com/" target="_blank">https://www.line2linecoatings.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><h2 style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:30.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",serif;color:#404040'>Armor Clearance Control™ (Armor CC™)</span><o:p></o:p></h2><div style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:14.0pt 14.0pt 14.0pt 14.0pt;margin-top:15.0pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;min-height:20px;border-radius:0px;outline:rgb(204,204,204) solid 1px'><h3 align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;line-height:30.0pt;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='font-family:"Droid Sans",serif;color:#404040'>For building diametric thickness 0.002" to 0.020" - our hardest skirt coating.</span><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="gmail-m_8494912656192415720Bild_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7BB08.25FAE0D0" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span><span style='color:black'> <span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="gmail-m_8494912656192415720Bild_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7BB08.25FAE0D0" alt="Das Bild wurde vom Absender entfernt."></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Extreme wear resistance provides lasting enlargement of piston skirt dimensions. Recommended for restoring clearances where they have opened up from skirt collapse, wear, clean-up honing or other.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Race proven durability in NHRA PRO-MOD. Coating can be topped with Slick CC™ for the ultimate fit and lubricity.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt;background:#FFFFF2'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Recommended for 2 strokes and 4 strokes.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:30.0pt;background:#FFFFF2'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Droid Sans",serif;color:#404040'>ADVANTAGES:</span><o:p></o:p></h2><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#555555;margin-top:4.5pt;margin-bottom:4.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FFFFF2'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Restores and Holds Clearances</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li></ul></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bob Kramer<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>