Anybody have any insight into this? Necessary/not necessary? Made a difference in heat/no difference, discoloration with coating and without...
To ceramic coat or not to ceramic coat (headers)
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I coated the headers on my AC Cobra replica and they looked nice for awhile but after several years got very dull....never could tell if there was a reduction in temperature so probably not??
If you get SS headers they will discolor but not corrode so I guess it's strictly an appearance improvement if it's worth the cost to ya??
Good Luck whatever you do!!
If you get SS headers they will discolor but not corrode so I guess it's strictly an appearance improvement if it's worth the cost to ya??
Good Luck whatever you do!!
Absolutely get them coated if new or sandblasted, the shiny silver will dull over time, can be brought back a little with mothers polish. But there are other satin and flat colors
One of my businesses is ceramic coating for Bombardier, Hindle and Brothers.
We only use Cerakote and I can tell you without a doubt that it’s the best product on the market.
Cerakote will cut the heat emitted by roughly %40. It will reduce under hood temps, create more power and extend the life of the components.
I don’t recommend the aluminum type finish, as it’s not capable of maintaining its appearance and it’s only good up to 1600’f vs 2000’f for the Cerakote glacier coating.
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Im near Toronto. Who does cerakote in the area?
Used Swaintech in NY many times, true ceramic coating that does the job.
Definitely do it.
Tom
Tom
I went with Swaintech's White Lightning exhaust coating. The reviews and articles on it seemed to differentiate it above the rest as one of the only true ceramic coatings that actually makes a significant difference. Price wasn't terrible either.
Only comes in white because of the material, but they say you can paint it, so I used VHT high temp black exhaust paint and it turned out nice.
Only comes in white because of the material, but they say you can paint it, so I used VHT high temp black exhaust paint and it turned out nice.
+2 on Swaintech
-J
-J
I had them Cerakote'd. Guy did an awesome job for $250. The rear flanges banged on the headers all the way home and didnt leave a mark. He did them inside and out.
Swaintech says you can paint them, and I used 2000* VHT Header paint, so I expect it to hold up fine. It's amazing how much the coating soaks up. The paint sucks into the coating and turns black, it doesn't sit on top where it would flake off. Each header sucked up an entire can of paint and could have even soaked up more.
I had a few parts cerakoted for my top end, more for cosmetics than heat. The swaintech stuff is way thicker than cerakote though. Hard to describe, but I peeled off the masking off the collector area and peeled the swaintech coating off the tape, and the coating was thicker than the tape, and plyable i could bend it and twist it without it cracking or breaking. Interesting stuff.
I’m not trying to jack the thread but, this was the only thread I could find that was still active.
So I have a 2008 gt500 and I’m looking to purchase some Dynatech long tube headers, is it worth the ceramic coating option? I was looking at Lethal Performance and they offer it. Just wasn’t sure. Thanks.
So I have a 2008 gt500 and I’m looking to purchase some Dynatech long tube headers, is it worth the ceramic coating option? I was looking at Lethal Performance and they offer it. Just wasn’t sure. Thanks.
Some of the ceramic coating I've saw on some headers is terrible. If you go to a reputable shop for cera coating, then yes, it's worth it. I live very close to a guy who's been doing it for 20 years who made my MAC long tubes look brand new and the coating is tough as nails.
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Did the Swain coating and painted high heat black about 10k miles ago. Still holding up well. I was actually thinking of also wrapping them to further reduce under hood temps. Any thoughts or experience doing this? If you did wrap, what did you use?
Hi. I am located in Ajax on the other side of Toronto from you. PM me if you would like our contact info.
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