ceramic coating

[turbo63]

anybody ceramic coated their headers.
would you recomend it ?

 

[anrkizm95]

yes worth every penny

 

[stellio78]

Shiny

 

[Bossanova]

^^ nice- Mine are at the Ceramic Coating place now. I will post pics when the are done.

 

[Hummer]

Did mine last year - love the look.

 

[wiznut]

Ditto

 

[xlr8n_xb]

Who do you send your headers to, to have them coated? Whats the cost? Thanks.

 

[bajabomber87]

Jet hot coating, got a bid for around 150'ish.

 

[Hummer]

Kool Coat in Langley BC - $120.

 

[XBfanatic87]

hows the heat reduction? i wrapped mine but just dosnt seem to be cutting it.

 

[NinoTheFF]

hey guys reviving the post, i'm in Northern CA and cant find any shops that do it. i know someone in the california area does it but i'm having no luck finding them!
anyone?

 

[Builtdesign]

Try searching "northern california" ceramic performance coating with Google, I saw a couple places but not sure exactly what area you are in.

Also what are the benefits of ceramic coating other than the obvious in it being permanent and looking awesome?

 

[snrusnak]

Local place quoted me $140 for the header, $70 for the muffler. Another $35 for black which is more heat resistant. I'll be doing it probably next summer. Looks great and reduces heat.

 

[NinoTheFF]

i tried that but some numbers didnt work, and some didnt do it. i dont know if im just looking in the wrong terms, and i'm in the vacaville/fairfield area, but i'm willing to drive anywhere in the 50-75 mile radius

 

[NinoTheFF]

i've read that there is also some horespower to gain from it

 

[sparky300]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ceramic+coating+sacramento

 

[snrusnak]

i've read that there is also some horespower to gain from it

I've heard that too. They say the coating smooths the inside of the pipe, and it helps evacuate heat(doesn't trap it) and this increase power. Not sure how true it is and probably makes a slight(at best) difference IMO.

 

[Stevenc150]

Hot Air travels faster. Ceramic coating evacuates (dissipates) the heated exhaust gases faster because ceramic doesn't absorb & transfer the heat like uncoated steel or even chrome. This means cooler engine temps which means better performance, especially for our air-cooled engines.

 

[chelch]

Would love to do it but I am guessing removing the headers is quite a bitch....

 

[Stevenc150]

- DIY - Removing Headers w/o Rotating Engine

- DIY - Header Removal w/o Engine Rotate with Pics

- DIY - Header Pull Youtube Video

...and ceramic coating is fairly inexpensive.