In a message dated 5/2/2005 6:54:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
Bruce is as great fellow to do business with based on my experience. Since I elected not to have either done on my engine, I can't comment on their value. Perhaps if I had the rotors ceramic coated the coolant temps would be higher and oil temps lower but, my oil temp was at 160-180F and my coolant temps were at 200-210F, so I don't think ceramic coating would have done me much good. My understanding is that it shields the rotors more than any other component from the heat of combustion - so would probably help keep oil temps cooler.
Ed and ALL,
One advantage of ceramic coating on the rotary might be to keep the heat of combustion concentrated in the combustion chamber. The biggest problem the rotary has is excessive wall area for it's chamber size. While it may or may not help temps, I don't know, it should improve the overall efficiency.
Bill Jepson
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