Tue, Jun 11, 2002
Let's Not Hear That Whining About How 'Everything's Old
Design!'
Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) is announcing their new product
line - TITAN™ Cylinder Assemblies.
Based on ECi’s highly successful Classic Cast™ line of
cylinder assemblies, the TITAN cylinder incorporates
state-of-the-art design, metallurgical and manufacturing
improvements over traditional cylinder design. As the name implies,
the all new TITAN brand of FAA-PMA cylinders from ECi stand head
and shoulders above most competing cylinders currently available in
the market.
To make these cylinders the best that could be built, ECi engineers
were given the freedom to re-examine every feature of the Classic
Cast aluminum alloy cylinder head. Structural cross-sections,
airflow (internal and external) and molten metal chill rates were
questioned and improvements were made as necessary. A worldwide
literature search was conducted to determine the optimum aluminum
alloy for the casting. The cylinder barrel was viewed as part of a
system in conjunction with the mating piston rings. Break-in
reliability as well as corrosion and premature-wear issues were
revisited so that all of the best features of the Classic Cast
cylinders were carried over to the TITAN brand. Manufacturing
methods were carefully studied to improve product consistency and
reduce unnecessary costs.
All
General Aviation airplane owners, engine shops, and enthusiasts
worldwide face significant economic challenges brought about by
higher operating costs and increased government regulations. ECi
understands these concerns. Ed Salmeron, President of Engine
Components, Inc., reveals, “Owners and operators of GA
aircraft throughout the world are continually asking why new
technology doesn’t come to GA. Why can’t we have more
choices and more durable products at an affordable price? TITAN
cylinder assemblies address all of these issues and questions and
much more.”
Lots of New Tech Incorporated
After 18 months of design review and retooling, the TITAN
cylinder assemblies were subjected to hundreds of hours of testing
in ECi’s calibrated test cell and comfortably passed all
testing which was designed to exceed FAA and OEM
requirements.
The new TITAN brand cylinder assemblies are much more than a random
assortment of new parts. The list of features and benefits is
impressive:-- RR350 Aluminum Alloy: has better elevated temperature
properties than the traditional aluminum alloy that dominates the
current market.
-
Fin
Width and Spacing: optimum cylinder head cooling prolongs cylinder
life.
- Shell Molded Casting: a manufacturing process that produces
dimensional accuracy and improved metallurgical properties.
- Casting Surface Texture: efficient cylinder head cooling -
minimizes valve sticking and cylinder head cracking.
- Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP): eliminates sub-surface pores in
cylinder head castings - improves resistance to cracking.
- Calibrated Intake Port: use of a calibrated flow bench during
manufacturing is standard procedure for all TITAN cylinders -
assures engine performance.
- Increased Critical Wall Thickness: the right amount of metal in
the right place - no better cylinder is on the market today.
- Nickel+Carbide Coated Bore: warranted against premature wear
and corrosion for 5 years - no other cylinder bore carries a
warranty of this magnitude.
- Plateau Bore Finish: a 2-step honing procedure creating a
finish of plateaus and subsurface valleys essential to ring
break-in - lubrication of the ECi plasma compression ring and bore
interface system.
- Plasma Coated Top Compression Ring: scuff resistant and
self-lubricating - easy break-in, longer ring life, less bore
wear.
- Valve Guide “Ballizing”: precision finished valve
guides - reduces unscheduled maintenance costs.
- “Serdi”™ Cut Valve Seats - proper guide to
seat concentricity and geometry ensure proper valve seat heat
dissipation and minimize valve guide wear.
- Injector Boss Bushing – For TCM 470/520/550 replacement
cylinders, prevents major structural cracks from developing and
facilitates injector removal and installation during
inspections.
Goodbye to the Good Old Classic Cast
As each TITAN cylinder type is introduced into the market, the
Classic Cast cylinder head for that cylinder type will no longer be
produced although existing castings will be supported by ECi to the
full extent of the warranty existing when the Classic Cast cylinder
was purchased.
They have a neat booklet, too, that tells you more than you
probably knew to ask. It's booklet #200, entitled What You Should
Know About TITAN Cylinder Assemblies, by ECi.
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