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Originally Posted by Steve@Rennsport View Post
The cast pistons used with KS Alusil cylinders are coated with iron and thats difficult to replace.

If I find the coating is damaged in any way, I either replace them with special JE's, or bore the cylinders OS and have them Nikasil plated to use one of several aftermarket pistons for the application at hand.
What part of the piston is Iron coated? The dome, skirt or both?
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