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    That's an interesting case against.
    The theory makes sense but in pratice a condition resulting in enough free metal particles to be a weight concern if collected somewhere or to break off in chuncks would have manifested itself in other more obvious ways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ross View Post
    That's an interesting case against.
    The theory makes sense but in pratice a condition resulting in enough free metal particles to be a weight concern if collected somewhere or to break off in chuncks would have manifested itself in other more obvious ways.
    Agreed I don't think that in a street engine it can't really be a problem...

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