Spaceclam
Cruisin' Guzzisti
So one option i am mulling around in my head to help with the pinging on the bike is a thermal barrier coat on the combustion chamber (just the head) as well as valve faces, and piston faces. But a question has dawned on me, that i cant seem to get a straight answer to.
Will coating things REDUCE pinging due to the lower head/piston temps, or will the barrier INCREASE combustion chamber surface temps due to less heat transmission, (even though the heads themselves will be cooler) and make pinging worse?
I will have more details of the temp sensor as well as swapping the ECU hopefully this weekend, but after another run on the highway at 65 degrees, it looks like the heads see about 270F, and the block sees 200F.
Of course, if i have to pull the heads i WILL check squish and all.
Will coating things REDUCE pinging due to the lower head/piston temps, or will the barrier INCREASE combustion chamber surface temps due to less heat transmission, (even though the heads themselves will be cooler) and make pinging worse?
I will have more details of the temp sensor as well as swapping the ECU hopefully this weekend, but after another run on the highway at 65 degrees, it looks like the heads see about 270F, and the block sees 200F.
Of course, if i have to pull the heads i WILL check squish and all.