Ceramic coating headers worth it ?

[retfr8flyr]

Op my turbo headers are mild steel, Jet Hot coated and wrapped with Header wrap. It keeps the heat down fairly well and the ceramic coating is a must for mild steel, not so much for SS.


Earl

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

^^^^there ya go!

 

[YoungBlood]

Mine are ceramic coated, they still look great even with the road salt and stuff around here. Mine are mild steel though, if I was going stainless I probably wouldn't have bothered, just because of the extra cost.

 

[randeez stable]

To the OP, ceramic coat and then use header wrap. That should do the trick to keep the heat down.

I tried that header wrap once. What a MF to put on. And I know I said Im not concerned about looks as much as practicality, but I draw the line at that ugly header wrap lol.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Header wrap doesn't have to look that bad.








Earl

 

[Dubstep Shep]

Pain in the ass? Absolutely. But like retfr8flyr said, it doesn't have to look bad.

 

[randeez stable]

I contacted American Racing Headers and they told me that the only coating worth using for under hood heat reduction with their headers is Swain Tech. Any comments ?

 

[weather man]

I contacted American Racing Headers and they told me that the only coating worth using for under hood heat reduction with their headers is Swain Tech. Any comments ?

It works. Used it and like it.

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

I contacted American Racing Headers and they told me that the only coating worth using for under hood heat reduction with their headers is Swain Tech. Any comments ?

Brian mentioned that back in post #8!!

You reading the replies or just looking at the picktures???? LOL!!!

 

[weather man]

Brian mentioned that back in post #8!!

You reading the replies or just looking at the picktures???? LOL!!!

Sounds better when ARH says it Darren!

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Lol. I guess so. Hahahaha

 

[randeez stable]

Brian mentioned that back in post #8!!

You reading the replies or just looking at the picktures???? LOL!!!

Post some more pictures.lol

 

[weather man]

Post some more pictures.lol

On this car I am using it on the hotside turbo piping. Here is a good pic showing what it looks like applied. It only comes in white. You can color ceramic coat over it. Go to swaintech for the technical on why this is the best.

 

[fdjizm]

They dipped that shit in concrete! lol

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

They dipped that shit in concrete! lol

That's how he rolls nigga!

 

[fdjizm]

That's how he rolls nigga!

Turboing HARD AS FUCK tho

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Cuz SwainTech Nigga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Unreal]

I want to add it depends on the environment too. I never coated headers until I moved to Phoenix. When it is 120F and plastic is melting under the hood, coating works great. In Utah when it only got to 100F I never bothered.

 

[OneQwkStang]

Put on a cowl hood this way you know the heat is escaping.

 

[travelers]

I'll send my new headers when they do get here to Swain Tech for coating.