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EXPANSION CHAMBER DE-CARBONIZING
Have you lost that snap, or crispiness that your bike once
had? Sometimes it is hard to tell because this happens so gradually.
We know a dented pipe reduces power output especially up by the head of the
pipe. However, the interior condition of the pipe is often over-looked and
its importance is underestimated. Gradual build-up of carbon in your
expansion chamber results in a gradual decrease in power output. Our
pipes have a very important role - scavenging the cylinder of burnt gases
and carrying pressure waves effectively.
This service effectively removes carbon build-up from the
walls of the expansion chamber. "Get that snap back!"
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CYLINDER RE-PLATING
Is your cylinder plating peeling? scored? damaged? or beyond its service
limits? Re-plating is a cost effective solution to purchasing an new
cylinder or even re-sleeving. The re-plating process uses NSC.
NSC is second only to diamonds in hardness and therefore provides excellent
wear characteristics. 
Nickel Silicon Carbide composite is the technical name for the coating
that is applied, NSC for short. NSC is a composite of a special nickel and
very small silicon carbide particles evenly dispersed throughout the
coating. A good way to visualize the coating is to think of it as cement.
The silicon carbide in NSC performs the function of the wear surface and
is represented by the rocks. The nickel in NSC would represent the mortar
that holds everything together.
Why not install a cast iron sleeve in my damaged cylinder?
In many cases, your cylinder was not designed to run with an iron
liner. Installing a sleeve not only ads weight to your cylinder, but you
will also be sacrificing the unbeatable wear characteristics of an NSC
coating. Over time an iron liner will wear, resulting in too much piston
to wall clearance. A cylinder with an NSC coating will also run much
cooler. This is due to the ability of aluminum to dissipate heat at a
greater rate as well as an NSC coated cylinder's superior ability to hold
oil. In addition, re-plating your cylinder with NSC will almost always be
less expensive and less time consuming.
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Information & photos courtesy of Millennium
Technologies
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