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Old May 10, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Steel or bronze?

Pro's and cons of each?

2wd sapphy not running too mad, just stage 1 but wanna go stage 3 end of the year.
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They're bronze as standard aint they?????
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They're bronze as standard aint they?????
I have no i

Personally i would of thought steel would of lasted longer than bronze but is there any downside?
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Old May 12, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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The oe amterial was a mix of several different things.
Bronze is good, but COLSHIBO is better, and what I use, the person I use makes(machines) these themselves, and have done over 3000 with not one problem, even on £100,000 + engines for competition.
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Originally Posted by tabetha
The oe amterial was a mix of several different things.
Bronze is good, but COLSHIBO is better, and what I use, the person I use makes(machines) these themselves, and have done over 3000 with not one problem, even on £100,000 + engines for competition.
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Amterial you say....is this some new fangled nasa technology?
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No it's a new fangled way of spileng!!
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Funny way to spell chocolate though mate
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i had bronze ones in mine, thats just what the engine builder got for it, kent ones i think they were.
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I think the oe ones were a sintered metal mix, probably crushed iron, but not sure.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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The company selling them on ebay describes them as steel and i think its burton power the seller. Also describes them as oe

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Cosworth-...3A1%7C294%3A50
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