mold compressed to form the ic engine valve step 114 as the fiber rope and bulk molding compound are compressed the fibers and filler material in the bulk molding compound will pack into place to form the head of the valve with resin filling the spaces between the fibers and filler materials excess resin is ejected from the mold through the resin outlet ports the woven u201c un frayed u201d portion of the fiber rope being dense will not allow any of the fibers or filler material from the head portion of the mold to infiltrate significantly however excess resin present within the fiber rope will be ejected through a resin outlet port the filler material coating the exterior of the fiber rope will stay in place for the most part and mix with some of the resin during the compression process thereby forming an external layer which will exhibit the desired coefficient of friction f the mold is then heated at a temperature and for a time associated with the pre ceramic resin which polymerizes the resin to form a fiber reinforced polymer composite structure step 116 g next the polymerized composite structure is removed from the mold step 118 h and finally the polymerized composite structure is fired at a temperature and for a time.