Polishing Rotor Faces
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Polishing Rotor Faces
SInce I ceramic coated my rotors, I was wondering if polishing the rotor faces would have a similar effect.
It's my hunch that if u polish the rotor face the smooth surface would make it harder for carbon to stick to it.
We all know that carbon build up is a bad thing since it contributes to detonation from being a possible ignitor source and the mass of the carbon build-up may "artifically" increase the compression ratios.
Furthermore, I have heard from some piston engine builders that polished combustion engine internals helsp reflect heat energy back in the combustion chamber, much like a shiny emergency blanket.
This helps increase the thermal efficiencies.
I like to hear thoughts and experiences........
It's my hunch that if u polish the rotor face the smooth surface would make it harder for carbon to stick to it.
We all know that carbon build up is a bad thing since it contributes to detonation from being a possible ignitor source and the mass of the carbon build-up may "artifically" increase the compression ratios.
Furthermore, I have heard from some piston engine builders that polished combustion engine internals helsp reflect heat energy back in the combustion chamber, much like a shiny emergency blanket.
This helps increase the thermal efficiencies.
I like to hear thoughts and experiences........
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nope.
polished in my sense is enough reflection so that u can look at the rotor face and shave urself without cutting urself........
polished in my sense is enough reflection so that u can look at the rotor face and shave urself without cutting urself........
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It does make a big effect. There was an article by one of the guys from Racing Beat and he mentioned that is important to polish the face of rotor for good heat dissipation and I think there is additional effect for the flame propogation. I'll see if I can find the link to it.
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i tediously put mirror finishes on faces, chambers, and exh ports on a boinger. also recontoured chambers.
with CR raised from 8.5 to 10.2, car ran much cooler at 2x hp with same rad. also could run lower octane gas w/o knock. all surfaces stayed quite clean, iirc. my conclusion was it kept the heat in the combustion gases, and kept surfaces more carbon free.
with CR raised from 8.5 to 10.2, car ran much cooler at 2x hp with same rad. also could run lower octane gas w/o knock. all surfaces stayed quite clean, iirc. my conclusion was it kept the heat in the combustion gases, and kept surfaces more carbon free.
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Re: Polishing Rotor Faces
Originally posted by BATMAN
SInce I ceramic coated my rotors, I was wondering if polishing the rotor faces would have a similar effect.
It's my hunch that if u polish the rotor face the smooth surface would make it harder for carbon to stick to it.
We all know that carbon build up is a bad thing since it contributes to detonation from being a possible ignitor source and the mass of the carbon build-up may "artifically" increase the compression ratios.
Furthermore, I have heard from some piston engine builders that polished combustion engine internals helsp reflect heat energy back in the combustion chamber, much like a shiny emergency blanket.
This helps increase the thermal efficiencies.
I like to hear thoughts and experiences........
SInce I ceramic coated my rotors, I was wondering if polishing the rotor faces would have a similar effect.
It's my hunch that if u polish the rotor face the smooth surface would make it harder for carbon to stick to it.
We all know that carbon build up is a bad thing since it contributes to detonation from being a possible ignitor source and the mass of the carbon build-up may "artifically" increase the compression ratios.
Furthermore, I have heard from some piston engine builders that polished combustion engine internals helsp reflect heat energy back in the combustion chamber, much like a shiny emergency blanket.
This helps increase the thermal efficiencies.
I like to hear thoughts and experiences........
It works in theory
Heat is directly related to hp. I also came across the racing beat article and it reinforced what I was already thinking.
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Rotor housings NOT rotors were teflon impregnated. this was simply to ease the break-in period from what I remember. this was to protect the rotor housings from new owners that didn't break in cars properly, but bought it and drove the **** out of it from day 1. It let the apex seals break in without wrecking rotor housings. Most of the teflon was worn away after break in, but some remained in the pores withen the grain of the chrome plating.
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