has anyone tried to make the clutch and stator covers out of CF? Frame? Swing Arm?Triple Trees? ....just asking 
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I think logix is talking about the entire engine side cover actually made from carbon and true structural parts not just hard part covers. Somewhere I have seen motorcycle wheels made from carbonfiber. And if you can make a wheel out of it I would imagine it would be possible to build structural components such as the swing arms etc.
I work for an aviation company and we make engine parts out of the stuff
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frame and swingarm would be awesome, but the mold are expensive as f*ck for parts that large. engine case and side covers are a little easier. I think it was Ford in the late 90's or 2000's that had an all composite engine that ran non-stop for 100,000 miles.
the composite matrix is proprietary, but the process requires the mold to be vacuumed and in a compression state for the cure time, great big presses
press's or presses? well f*ck
not Ford, but this is other people working on it
http://blog.caranddriver.com/is-thi...tti-holtzberg-and-his-composite-engine-block/
nicholas900
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You'd need an autoclave. Not many guys making actual structural hard parts. Mostly decoration, covers for covers, fenders and stuff.
BST makes carbon fiber wheels. That's about all I can think of.
BST makes carbon fiber wheels. That's about all I can think of.
didn't EBR get financing from GE Capitol? Now Hero?
hey Dean, wouldn't a CF frame and swingarm be badass? Between that and engine CF usage could be a nice chunk of weight. My need a bladder for fuel like they do in the apache. Just thinking
could have made a difference at Isle of Mann this year..just saying
is that the evacuation process or the big ******* ovens? Just asking
Thats a pretty interesting read logix, Ive delt the the molybdenum plasma spray coating on a twin turbo mustang I have and it holds up pretty darn well to 1k horsepower on the drag strip. Its a whole nother topic to itself but pretty cool if your into that kind of stuff
http://articles.sae.org/7624/
http://articles.sae.org/7624/
we do thermal spray processes here, both thermal barrier and wear resistant. Seen them spray thermal barrier on CF parts before
yeah, just have to wait for a break in production scheduling
