In Motorsport, it is well known that details often make the difference and, if you are aiming for victory, nothing must be left to chance. This is also why, in karting, many put their engines in the hands of specialist tuners, who can perform various operations (within the regulations, obviously), both to obtain more power, as well as to improve the rotating ability of components subjected to high engine speeds. With regard to bearings, in particular, a DLC treatment is carried out, which is a coating that uses the two chemical properties of carbon: the typical hardness of diamonds (from which the name "Diamond Like Carbon" originates) and graphite’s ease of sliding.
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