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user removed · 06-13-2012, 11:33 PM

The new 1.0 Ford ecoboost is cast iron. Aluminum absorbs heat 4 times as fast as cast iron, so you may find that there will be a cast iron "comeback" in engines since you would expect the manufacturers to minimise the heat radiated to the atmosphere, expecially with frequent engine off cycling.

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mech

06-13-2012, 11:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	The new 1.0 Ford ecoboost is cast iron. Aluminum absorbs heat 4 times as fast as cast iron, so you may find that there will be a cast iron "comeback" in engines since you would expect the manufacturers to minimise the heat radiated to the atmosphere, expecially with frequent engine off cycling. regards mech Last edited by user removed; 06-14-2012 at 09:25 PM..