Plated cylinders

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Gardner
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Plated cylinders

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Thought I would give plated cylinders a try. Wiseco says the rings that come with 87mm pistons will work fine.
Millennium Technologies in Plymouth Wisconsin does a proprietary Nickel Silicon Carbide (NSC) cylinder plating.
Should last a looong time.
https://www.millennium-tech.net/index.php
$255.00 per cylinder
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Re: Plated cylinders

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I don't know if there is any advantage to plating an iron sleeve, all of the plated cylinders I've ever seen have been aluminum. I don't think heat transfer would be improved as the sleeve is still shrunk into the cylinder barrel. The bore would certainly last longer but I don't think anyone uses their bevel hard enough for bore wear to be an issue.
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Re: Plated cylinders

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True, no improvement in heat transfer or weight savings.
But I did put over 6000 miles on my 900SS last summer and plan on more this year :-D
I run filters on my carbs now but maybe plated cylinders would last a bit longer than cast iron if I didn't?
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1979 SSD Darmah
1981 900SS
2017 Desert Sled
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Re: Plated cylinders

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Most aircraft cylinders are Nickel Silicon Carbide plated on steel bores (not sleeves, but cylinders made from one piece). I had it done at Millenium too and gotten great results, mostly in longevity and reduced fuel consumption. I see that they will do aluminum sleeves for bikes too.

wdietz186 wrote: Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:15 pm I don't know if there is any advantage to plating an iron sleeve, all of the plated cylinders I've ever seen have been aluminum. I don't think heat transfer would be improved as the sleeve is still shrunk into the cylinder barrel. The bore would certainly last longer but I don't think anyone uses their bevel hard enough for bore wear to be an issue.
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