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Old 05-30-2006, 07:19 PM
Al Magaloff Al Magaloff is offline
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Originally Posted by super SEC
The piston in an alusil engine is coated with iron. Therefore, aluminum and aluminum never touch. .
Update on the 4.4 BMW, I have it apart and sleeved with iron liners, hyperutectic pistons with high silicone. The OEM pistons had no evidence of tin plating, none.
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