NRS ceramic corner seals

C. Ludwig · 04-10-2009, 02:55 PM

Sven, if the ceramics show a significant improvement in drag relative to steel, is it feasible to produce a side seal in ceramic? Seems I've seen documentation (SAE papers? I forget, might be wrong) that Mazda had tried ceramic side seals.

Boostmaniac · 04-16-2009, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by C. Ludwig

Sven, if the ceramics show a significant improvement in drag relative to steel, is it feasible to produce a side seal in ceramic? Seems I've seen documentation (SAE papers? I forget, might be wrong) that Mazda had tried ceramic side seals.

I had that same thought when he started making the Apex seals. I wonder what a full ceramic seal engine could do....

glassman · 04-18-2009, 12:03 PM

A ceramic side seal would be very difficult to make. The part is so thin and it requires a good amount of pressure to grind the material, I'm afraid it would dissintegrate.

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C. Ludwig Rotary Masochist Join Date: May 2008 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN Posts: 494 Rep Power: 18	Sven, if the ceramics show a significant improvement in drag relative to steel, is it feasible to produce a side seal in ceramic? Seems I've seen documentation (SAE papers? I forget, might be wrong) that Mazda had tried ceramic side seals. __________________ _______________________________________________ *One stop Haltech, AEM, Syvecs shopping. Installation and tuning.* http://www.lms-efi.com *Free support. Drop us an email.* chris@lms-efi.com 502-515-7482 Facebook @LMS-EFI

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glassman Premium Vendor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 173 Rep Power: 18	A ceramic side seal would be very difficult to make. The part is so thin and it requires a good amount of pressure to grind the material, I'm afraid it would dissintegrate. __________________ Mild to wild, street to strip, when you want to go fast and you want your engine to last, NRS Ceramics is the only way to go. NRS Rotorsports nrsrotorsports@shaw.ca www.nrsrotorsports.com