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Old 09-25-2010, 11:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by thecheese429 View Post
I think there has been mention of some kind of teflon treatment for engine parts somewhere around this forum.

That may or may not stand up to the temps inside the cumbustion chamber (lol) so probably treating the pushrods and crank/connecting rods/journal bearings and everything else that moves and is not in the combustion chamber would be a better idea.
DuPont, Inc does not support the use of Teflon in high-temp non-drying applications like engines. It creates a waxy film that can plug small holes and create big problems.

That's why race applications use ceramic instead.
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