Diffrence in pistons US vs Brazil

[bushwackr]

I was looking at the ipl for a 039. I seen there is two diffrent part numbers for pistons. One for usa and canada and on that says brazil only. Well they use the same cylinder, so whats the diff , does anyone know.

 

[w8ye]

Brazil is big on using ethanol fuel

 

[bushwackr]

I wonder what that has to do with the piston, domed piston maybe

 

[machinisttx]

Might be made of a different alloy. Ethanol probably generates a different amount of heat than gasoline, which would change the piston to bore clearance at typical operating temperatures. It might be a domed piston. Increasing compression might restore some of the power lost by using a fuel that has less energy.

 

[ROWDY]

Sugar Cain is what their fuel is produced from. While ours is primary from petroleum and corn mixture. It takes more fuel of biofuels to produce the same as petroleum fuels. The last I knew it was something like 30% more.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

The brazilian pistons are hairless?

 

[wyk]

The brazilian pistons are hairless?

If the internet images of Brazillian women are any indication, I doubt anything in Brazil is hairless. However, I can see them being different in that there really doesn't seem to be such a thing as an operating/effective EPA in Brazil...

 

[RED WOOD]

The brazilian pistons are hairless?

That's hairlarious!!:smile2:

 

[barneyrb]

Rum has a much higher octane rating than gas so I would assume it has a little higher compression...

 

[cmarti]

The Brazillian piston spins counter clockwise, due to being south of the equator:msp_unsure: