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Originally Posted by BURN-BROS View Post
John, the 914/6GT, 911R, 917, 908/2 all list chromal in their engine specs.(like the ST submitted above)

So the last ones to get Chromal seem to be the 917 and the ST.
Really interesting, that would put it as late as 1971. No wonder they greeted the Nikasil with such enthusiasm, I have heard of the chrome plating flaking off (but in the airplane world).

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