WORLD'S FIRST 3D printed carbon fiber piston! Will it run?

We decided to find an answer to a question nobody asked! Will a 3D printed piston work in a real engine? If it runs, how long will it last? The results are surprising!
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[@shanewilliams8768]

Next, 3d print a copy of the piston, and then use it to mold and cast an aluminum version from pop cans, and see how long that lasts

[@Abcdef-zp1lq]

This is actually a good idea they need to do this or even other people try this out it

[@wrxsubaru02]

I was about to type that, but then I thought about how rough the piston would be so they would need to turn it on a lathe or try using a drill press and doing some ghetto cutting on it to ensure it is perfectly round.

[@Grant-Mass]

They need to do this

[@Abcdef-zp1lq]

@@jonWilk8156 I think you meant to reply to the other guy

[@mantvydas8810]

Garage 54 has done it before, you can check it out

[@outdoormexican3943]

Lol imagine getting a running unit on Craigslist and the damn piston is plastic 😂

[@kevinsellsit5584]

lol The late night Craigslist sale ... I can only run it few seconds or I'll get a fine from the HOA. SOLD! lol

[@reggiexp69]

i mean a chinees piston is problably cheaper then having a 3rd printer and buying the materials. (even if you have a 3d machine)

[@fordwrecker1]

It'd definitely be a epic April fools joke on a buddy 😂

[@matthewkrueger304]

New fear unlocked

[@kevinsellsit5584]

@@fordwrecker1Hey Billy Bob, were going to Glamis for the whole week, you can use my old quad...it's got a fresh top end!

[@crsn9997]

Ideas- 1. more rings 2. move the rings lower 3. paint the piston with heat resistant paint 4. keep makes these great vids!!!

[@pancake5830]

paint the piston? not gonna work

[@PonoT]

@@pancake5830 Ever heard of ceramic coating on pistons?

[@nicktopo8380]

wont work, the rings are a failure point. its metal with heat the piston and causer it to weaken. im interested in seeing actually cf piston

[@davidelliott5843]

Spiral wound CF piston with ceramic crown. Rings run in the ceramic.

[@cliffords.8341]

As a retired motorcycle technician and machinist rebuilding many 2 stroke and 4 stroke engines including drag bikes, this was pretty cool. I definitely didn't expect the 3D carbon fiber piston to last that long.

[@richardschafer1911]

I wonder if it would be strong enough for boost if it would last ten seconds or less got me brain ticking on that one

[@cliffords.8341]

@@richardschafer1911 Or even a turbo or supercharged.

[@JeffreyPerrault-hk6xe]

Same here..I'm a retired motorcycle mechanic of 38years.😊

[@cliffords.8341]

@@JeffreyPerrault-hk6xe cool! I started at a Kawasaki & BMW dealer in south Florida on May 13, 1979 as a bike assembler and picking up and delivering bikes. In 1985 I started working at a motorcycle machine shop working on street, dirt and ATV's and building drag bikes. 99° were Japanese bikes.

[@davidelliott5843]

What about carbon-carbon? It’s used on (expensive) brakes.

[@CamdenBowen]

Glad to see Im not the only one putting 3d printed parts where they shouldn’t belong, Great video!

[@iniqy]

Honestly, TPU is absolutely insane. You can put that in a lot of places instead of metal as long as TPU doesn't get hot.

[@Steve-sxsblogparts]

Hey Camden, your printed engine is awesome! I watched those vids when they were released. That was part of the reason I chose this engine, just to be different

[@DownDiecast]

Hello Camden, I love your videos

[@Ace01010]

you sir are a pioneer.

[@JmnNatu]

@@iniqyInstead of metal? Are you sure you're talking about the right plastic? TPU is soft and bendy as shit.

[@DumbCarGuy]

Guys if you have other shops do this as well. You can start a plastic piston drag race. Meth, water injection whatever. The stress of winning before meltdown would be through the roof.

[@EnkiMMXII]

There's plenty enough meth at our local dragway already....

[@jbrayda9]

This would be sweet.

[@jbrayda9]

​@EnkiMMXII that's methed up.

[@BangoDurango]

Pipe down now, yall quit methin' around.. ya hear?

[@user-mr9yq5he2z]

sadly plastic pistons wouldn't work on nitromethane because of how quickly it would dissolve the piston interesting thought though considering it would solve the melting issue

[@mtech1961]

2 Stroke stuffing is one of my favourite channels, so much patience and perseverance. I can almost smell the BP Racing mix two stroke smell from my youth.

[@flashketchum368]

Great video! Now you need to print the lower half of the piston that sustained no damage and thread on a CNC’d aluminum head, see how long that lasts…

[@timmcqueer8460]

This is why I started watching you guys. The excitement and the comradery of friends doing fun stuff together. No destroying $30,000 machines or smashing electric cars.

[@countryboydragonboy7561]

Electric cars are a$$

[@Zirrowthefox]

​@@countryboydragonboy7561❤

[@knowyuhgrow420]

They got me

[@donniebaker5984]

dang i just remembered "BUBBA's Honda Drop" bubba's is a big harley biker bar in milwaulkee wisconsin ..and once a year you buy one ticket to get in and every thing else is free like beer buckets and two refrigerated beer trucks with taps on both sides ..we got a huey helicopter lifting little honda cars 500 feet into the sky only to be cut loose falling to their death every time after time ..as they tumble through the sky some land on all four wheels that instantly fly off on contact with earth causing the bodies of the poor little honda's to become flat as a pancake

[@bobbytables3675]

Makes me wish I had friends.

[@cwthemachinist]

That's awesome! You should look into getting another carbon fiber printed piston ceramic coated, so it will reflect and take the heat!

[@chrisbraswell8864]

Make it like a big Truck Diesel, small steel top with ring slots and carbon skirts.

[@morepowerr]

Ya, I was just thinking that myself as watching this. it would probably take more heat if you had a ceramic top or if it was electro-coated with a metal shell.

[@K_Nasty]

2strokestuffing is a genius

[@stum450n]

And the nicest, most patient dude on the internet

[@hightower005]

2stroke stuffing is another great channel 👍🏻 I'm enjoying this video so far thanks guys

[@OkWakesurfing]

3D printed Sprocket… See how long that lasts.

[@reggiexp69]

3d rims :)

[@Steve-sxsblogparts]

@@reggiexp69 I'm down but I'd need a filament sponsor for that lol

[@reggiexp69]

@@Steve-sxsblogparts i could be a fun video yeah the material for 3d print aint cheap

[@shanewilliams8768]

@@Steve-sxsblogparts like I said earlier, 3d print a piston and then sand cast it with aluminum cans. A little lathe work, and see how long it lasts. Next thought. Cheap quad challenge but anything broken must be replaced by the 3d printer lol

[@gnrdiscgolf1234]

You need to try with I high temp fillament ( pek, or peek) I bet they last a lot longer

[@NukkinFuts]

If it was Leo's quad it'd be titanium piston and a fresh rear for his razor but nobody else would know........😂

[@vel87x]

and in somebody else's name to avoid debt collectors apparently.

[@NukkinFuts]

@@vel87x oooffffffff

[@G35Jeesh]

Says the brokie who has a broke house. Lets see your trailer trash uploaded too your channel.

[@pedronegrontorres777]

I cant believe it i was screaming with you guys am hype right now love this type of videos buddys inventing stuff in the shop is awesome

[@Gatsu3D2A]

as a 3d printer myself, this was great to see, subscribed =)

[@chucklambert8431]

lol that carbon fiber piston and the fact that the wheeler ran for 1:22 is one of the coolest things I’ve seen out of an ATV 😂 Great job Steve

[@kamrinehart]

I know I don’t wanna hear anything about cheap pistons anymore 😂😂

[@eric25u247]

This is my FIRST time seeing yall's content and it was nothing short of EXCELLENCE. New sub earned. Love the content!

[@GeoffInfield]

When you weighed it I was hoping you'd get the crank shaved for balance but I guess it'll handle it long enough to have a laugh... holy... you're kidding... THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[@zalllon]

That’s awesome! Good to see boys still experimenting, we need more curious minds. Glad to see you guys exploring and enjoying yourselves.

[@1949joshuarodriguez]

That is a good idea. It would probably last longer if you put a aluminum sleeve on top of the piston from keeping it melting.

[@jeremywolfe5483]

It’s like life has been breathed back into the channels. Love to see it

[@collinsatv4071]

This is one of my all time favorite videos of yours, please do more experiment videos this is sick! Also, completely blew my mind how long it lasted!

[@0utta_n0wh3re3]

"I wish you guys could smell this cylinder" quote of the year

[@X1j5]

Gotta say this is one of my favorite videos in a long time. So organic and not forced. Just friends having fun in the shop. Please consider more videos just like this. Also more crawler content is happily welcomed.

[@markkaupas8921]

This was so cool and funny at the same time that I subscribed! Looking forward to more crazy stuff from you guys!

[@svenpaulrobinson4970]

well in the 80's Honda had made race parts by using plastic parts coated in metal ceramics coatings if you could add something similar, you probably have piston that could last a decent amount of time there are also 3d filaments that post printing the item goes into an oven of sorts to burn off the carrige plastic and fuse the sintering materials

[@jeromejohnson2212]

Man this had to be 1 of the wildest & craziest ideas I have ever seen...good work fellas. Loved the video. I will be subscribing.

[@BibboRacing96]

-Ooh I can smell the piston! Is never a good phrase to hear

[@blof7486]

Keep more 3D printed experiments coming!

[@MackFlyer777]

This is such a nice experiment you are doing, I think every technician who works with combustion engines is interested in the result, but does not have the time, tools and possibilities. great job!! I am aircraft engine technician for KLM.

[@MattSnader]

This is an awesome test of the pc carbon fiber, performed better than I expected!

[@CiviL_Machine]

This, boys. This is it. Your pivot- your direction

[@samuelstreppa2718]

Thats the best that polaris has ever ran lmao

[@ArmchairDeity]

Holy Crap! That was awesome! First thing that comes to mind is that Integza has a 3D printer that will print ceramic-infused parts... I can't remember if it's resin bath or filament, but either way, he's actually 3D printed rocket nozzles with it. I would think that would be a helluva starting place for possibly 3D printing carbon fiber-infused ceramic pistons!!! I smell a collab... :D

[@Alpha_Dad1]

Great video gentlemen. Worth every moment of time.

[@p_hat]

ok i like this content

[@getlostoff-road2820]

3D printed muffler up next 😂

[@shaunwood301]

That was truly awesome to see. I like 3d printing myself and if you got the imagination and determination you can attempt to do so much.

[@mattwaters6987]

Amazing you guys! It actually worked. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Cheers! 👏😊

[@801MOTO3]

Really wishing you guys tons of success. Yall are such a genuine group of dudes and it would be awesome to see you guys thrive after all the bullshit lately.

[@OffGridOverLander]

I had an evil thought 😂 if you have a junk engine, just print a new piston and sell it fast 🤣

[@taylorfielding5090]

That would be more expensive and time consuming than throwing in a normal aluminum piston

[@OffGridOverLander]

@@taylorfielding5090 oh I know, it was a joke

[@ShaunieDale]

people have made wooden pistons for that reason in the past!

[@AutismusPrime69]

Now is the best time to delete this nonsense

[@Vntion]

17:54 Certified “hell yeah moment”

[@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M]

That's goddamned amazing that it actually started much less ran for a short bit.. It's nuts that a plastic piston would work, but insane that a 3D printed one does, with layer separation issues being a nature of the manufacturing process and all.

[@Todestelzer]

With PAHT-CF it should have run even longer. 194c temperature resistance instead of 100c and PC gets weaker with added CF on high temps.

[@victorcook6895]

Connecting rod next ?

[@thefinnishflashh]

3d printed chain 😂

[@chrisgraff2103]

Being a fellow 3d printer owner that lasted far longer than I expected. Makes me want to try these harder filaments now lol. 3d printed parts for the udr lol.

[@Kansas_Clairvoyant-Medium777]

I think that y'all should try the carbon fiber piston again but only with a steel plate on top, pretty much design a rebuildable piston with 4 machine screws in the top going down into the piston. I also believe that if you used Teflon to coat the piston, it might help with heat resistance.

[@markj5848]

run it on methanol

[@bryboy92]

That's a good idea!

[@dmeemd7787]

I’m really impressed we’re doing something out of composite/plastic!!!! f****** COOL! 🤙

[@jonazedin9202]

Fan va sugen jag har varit på din uppstart! Snyggt jobbat gubben! Du är en stjärna av rang! !

[@richc9890]

Just got my Qidi x Max 3 printer about 3 weeks ago. So far, loving it. Just need to dial in the settings for different types of filament.

[@uliseszx6044]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!

[@mark675]

God bless American idiots

[@Lopez_67]

This is so fkn cool... well done, Steve! 🤘🏾

[@Harryrcb]

This was possibly the best KZbin video I’ve ever seen you guys are awesome. I gotta try that with my 3-D printer only I’m gonna make an intake manifold for my Porsche.

[@oned8305]

I am amazed that you guys got that far before it ceased very cool video 👍🏼👍🏼

[@guesswork]

Awesome project guys. Love the new Qidi printers

[@kellymonday6137]

Very cool experiment guys. Fun to watch. 👌

[@earnestmontgomery3796]

That was hilarious! Great content!! 😂

[@mediaaccount6218]

Enjoyed this immensely, fellas pissing around😂 cant beat it

[@ThePudgypug22]

someone is going to take this and keep improving to it work's same or better. you have provided the prof of concept that is has the potential

[@chevyinlinesix]

This did way better than I would habe expected.

[@Wooskii1]

Wow, that was truly amazing, I am literally amazed right now... I expected maybe a few pings or a second or two of rough idle at best, but seeing it go at full power is absolutely crazy!

[@xXTECHxKNIGHTXx]

We had one of those quads years ago, had a blast on it!

[@joshacollins84]

6:30 "3 strokes in, and we're good" sounds like me in the bedroom! 😅

[@hurstshiftin9873]

Love this stuff wicked!

[@richardschafer1911]

That was awesome guys was worth all those hours working on it thanks and keep it coming lads

[@spudhut2246]

Well done, great experiment!!!

[@shanecurrier6343]

Friggin lived this one boys starting to feel like home again

[@brubowski9468]

Subscribing for Steve!!!! let him do all the shit he wants

[@ZigamusRainbowWizard]

That earned you a sub and a like, hell we'll toss in a comment too! Awesome Vid, AND project! 👍

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Heh Heh, I certainly did not think it would last more than 5 - 10 seconds! Great job!

[@davidmac2134]

I watched it all and it was fun !

[@MC202zipper]

Absolutely amazing!

[@bulletproofpepper2]

I saw a guy 3D print gaskets from TPU. Great test. Thanks for sharing.

[@papapetad]

Hilarious. It died making Flipper the dolphin sounds. Gold xD

[@pauloconnor7951]

No bad language. I'm impressed !!

[@iWeeklyTroll]

Keep putting 3D printed parts where they shouldn’t & maybe you’ll find somewhere they should! Love the vid

[@adam346]

I was expecting a put-put-put *BANG* that was very cool and I think with a few mods you could likely keep the ring from ejecting like that.

[@badbikerboy1974]

that's the most entertaining thing I've watched all week 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jjb1974]

Epic! That was sooo coool.

[@PhattyMo]

Wow! That lasted about 1:20 longer than I expected it to!

[@LandyAndy62]

There’s a tale that back in the day, BSA did a publicity stunt of running a B31 on a wooden piston made of lignum vitae - no rings, just a solid chunk of wood. As I recall, the story goes that it proved quiet effective and lasted surprisingly well 😄

[@ct1762]

yea 2 strokes hate the skirts wiggling around. i wonder what the clearance was at the end haha. thicker ring lands and an extra ring would help. it looks like it would run a little more had the plug not gotten fouled with plastic! ring would smash and get blown out maybe

[@KikoValleyMan]

Such a great video 👍🏻 I was wondering about this 😂

[@timbahlert62]

5 Jahre und es wird nur so gemacht! Mega geiles Video!!!

[@tammyforbes2101]

Imagine you buy a vehicle at the auction and it blows on way home and you pull it apart and it’s got printed parts in it to run just long enough to sell! 😂

[@Shiraz200SX]

great vid, 2stroke stuffing is a top bloke as well

[@PhillipMiass]

You guys seem unpretentious and pretty chill for YTers. Rare these days

[@jamesdelong6401]

Congratulations 🎊, everyone. This was.... SO COOL! 😎🤘🍻

[@sunshinemybrain9042]

that jump for joy when it started rippin hahaha

[@rigalauguste6397]

That was amazing to watch though! Damn!

[@carlosabreu922]

Should try nitromethane is cooler burning and has cooling effect too ! May dislove the plastic, But Worth the try !!! Good Job

[@Robiruu]

Gotta keep checking this idea out more

[@typicalpctech6674]

The solution is clear as day, on the banner on the wall!!! N O S !!! 3D Piston with NOS! Is there a coating process that can be done on the top of the piston? I'm blowing a $1,000,000 budget just in thoughts lol...

[@11GalleryATV]

That was pretty cool ... glad you tried that!

[@hannenw]

I would try putting a 1/4" plate steel cap on the piston just hammered into shape. See if it provides enough heat barrier for the plastic. Also maybe try some more high temp plastics.

[@user-yv8ym8ju4e]

Funny! Good Research .

[@officermeowmeowfuzzyface4408]

You could probably embed a thermal coating to the end, something that is reflective at the infrared like those super-cooling paint videos.

[@jessiejames2155]

These guys are way on it ..! 🤨👍🏻 All the info will add up..eventually .