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Old 29-01-2021, 05:36 PM   #71
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SLS printing in exotic materials is seriously expensive! In theory ABS would be OK, FDM printer head runs at 240-290 deg c for ABS, your outer cylinder head shouldn't get that warm... I wouldn't risk it in practice!!!
The valve covers on my Evo are plastic (I replaced one with an MVS aluminium version). I just looked inside the old one hoping to see a resin identification code but, apart from the Ducati logo and the date code, there was no clue as to what they're made from. So I'm none the wiser!
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