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Oh, by the way, Stiffler; WELCOME to our family, and from the Bayou State and the future Birth place of the Elio: Louisiana!Anyone on here own a motorcycle that could chime in on this?
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You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.Oh, by the way, Stiffler; WELCOME to our family, and from the Bayou State and the future Birth place of the Elio: Louisiana!Anyone on here own a motorcycle that could chime in on this?
Check out their web site. http://www.flame-spray.com/ Elio Motors isn't their first rodeo. Although I personally am not familiar with the process, I feel pretty confident after reading about some of their other clients.Flame sprayed cylinder bores in an aluminum block (no sleeves) scare me just a bit .... but we'll see. Just DON'T ever let the oil pressure drop....
Thanks for the link. If I understand it right, steel is being bonded to the aluminum cylinder wall via this process -- providing the necessary toughness to resist wear. But for how long? that is the question ....Check out their web site. http://www.flame-spray.com/ Elio Motors isn't their first rodeo. Although I personally am not familiar with the process, I feel pretty confident after reading about some of their other clients.
This article has more information. Ford spent a lot of time and money developing this technology and say they have tested engines with this lining to over 250,000 miles and found that the hone patterns still looked new.Thanks for the link. If I understand it right, steel is being bonded to the aluminum cylinder wall via this process -- providing the necessary toughness to resist wear. But for how long? that is the question ....
Now THAT is persuasive. Now I REALLY feel better!This article has more information. Ford spent a lot of time and money developing this technology and say they have tested engines with this lining to over 250,000 miles and found that the hone patterns still looked new.
http://jalopnik.com/5467038/the-ford-engine-technology-good-enough-for-the-nissan-gt-r
This article has more information. Ford spent a lot of time and money developing this technology and say they have tested engines with this lining to over 250,000 miles and found that the hone patterns still looked new.
http://jalopnik.com/5467038/the-ford-engine-technology-good-enough-for-the-nissan-gt-r
Good morning and welcome. Born in East Tennessee myself. Properly maintained I see no reason the Elio shouldn't last several hundreds of thousands of miles. I once sold a man an airplane, he asked "realistically how long will it last" my answer " Forever, the real question is how long can you afford to maintain it". Being a very simple design the Elio should be very easy and inexpensive to maintain.
The tires on my bug are about 12 years old and Id say they have about half tred at this point. The car weighs 1515 lbs. with me in it.Anyone on here own a motorcycle that could chime in on this?