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Archie wrote:

I think Mazda tried it on the Lemans engines and it did not help
much. The difference.. maybe the heat conductivity of
cast iron verses aluminum.

Paul Lamar

>From previous experience, I would say you are correct, Paul
Archie

I would like to try detonation gun applied, ceramic coated high 
toughness steel apex seals. I think they would hold up
better to detonation than the stock hard cast iron or pure
ceramic apex seals which tend to shatter.

Paul Lamar
 
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