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nikasil vrs alusil - 6/3/2008 6:37:03 PM

lrobin3w

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Hey are there any BMW experts out there that can back me up with some facts about the well known issue of mid 90s BMW aluminum motor bores treated with nikasil, and the eventual change to alusil as used by PORSCHE?

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RE: nikasil vrs alusil - 6/3/2008 7:05:01 PM

roverguy7

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dude, look up BMW M62 on wikipedia, itll tell ya what youre looking for

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RE: nikasil vrs alusil - 6/16/2008 8:29:17 PM

wa3ra

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Nikasil is a finer grain finish; Alusil or Alumasil is not as fine, but less expensive. LR sleeves appear to be Nikasil treated...draw your own conclusions...

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