Any downside to getting ceramic coating on my headers?
06-20-2006, 12:19 AM
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Any downside to getting ceramic coating on my headers?
Well after having the air tube pop off on Saturday I think I'm going to do a little overkill work.
Pull headers, cut off air tubes, weld up, then ceramic coat the headers. I'm going to ditch the AIR system for easier servicing of the car.
Should I get any other parts of the exhaust coated while I'm at it? I believe I'll get my tunnel plate coated and get a heat blanket up in the tunnel.
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B
Pull headers, cut off air tubes, weld up, then ceramic coat the headers. I'm going to ditch the AIR system for easier servicing of the car.
Should I get any other parts of the exhaust coated while I'm at it? I believe I'll get my tunnel plate coated and get a heat blanket up in the tunnel.
Cya,
B
06-20-2006, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobra4B
Well... keeping the engine bay cooler is what I'm going for.
The only downsides that I see to ceramic coating are cost (removing the headers, the cost of coating and if any shipping is involved), but since you're going to have the headers off anyway...
06-20-2006, 04:40 PM
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I had my headers and X-pipe coated before I installed them. Also installed a heat shield in the tunnel.....
06-20-2006, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Maineiac
I had my headers and X-pipe coated before I installed them. Also installed a heat shield in the tunnel.....
06-20-2006, 05:46 PM
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I used Jet hot on my tunnel plate and it did wonders reducing the heat in the car. The only downside I can think of is that if you trap the heat in more up front, the rear sections will run hotter. Not sure how much, but I am sure it is measureable. My thoughts are that cooled gas occupies less volume (PV=nRT) and that there is also probably some negligible backpressure increase if you keep the gas hotter through the entire system.
So was that more than you asked for?
So was that more than you asked for?
06-20-2006, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TrueBlueCoupe
My thoughts are that cooled gas occupies less volume (PV=nRT) and that there is also probably some negligible backpressure increase if you keep the gas hotter through the entire system.
a hotter gas is less dense than a colder gas. I could be wrong, though, wouldn't be the first time.
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06-20-2006, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobra4B
What did you use? Jet Hot, Swain-tech, etc?
Headers, straight pipes, and X pipe....all coated.
06-21-2006, 01:28 AM
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I have the grey jet hot 2000 with cats (didn't coat the cats). I never had too many interior heat complaints, but burnt wires/hoses were driving me nuts. The interior console still get hot, so I'd say the interior stuff has a lot to do with the cats...but like I said the heat doesn't bother me much.
The only downside that I'm aware of is cost - $350 for the coating I have.
The only downside that I'm aware of is cost - $350 for the coating I have.
06-21-2006, 03:27 AM
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My headers were done with swain-tech. After a lot of researching and reading, I believe swain tech is the best ceramic coating comapny out there, so I chose them. I think they we based in NY and they did a pretty quick turnaround and the coating was great. Shipping the headers to NY and back wasn't a problem.
06-22-2006, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fastzr1
My headers were done with swain-tech. After a lot of researching and reading, I believe swain tech is the best ceramic coating comapny out there, so I chose them. I think they we based in NY and they did a pretty quick turnaround and the coating was great. Shipping the headers to NY and back wasn't a problem.
Plus, if you're on the east coast, Swain-Tech is a lot closer. IIRC, Jet-Hot is out of Minnesota and Swain-Tech is out of NY. Shipping costs really add up.
