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Old 07-22-2014, 09:55 AM
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Is it worth ceramic coating short headers, will you get a very worth while temp drop under the hood. I can see with long tubes helping, but short tubes ?

Their are other reasons for coating, but I want to look at the temp issues of coating shorty's vs painting ?

Anyone with before and after results with shorty's ?
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Definantly worth it, save some heat from the engine bay. Check out jet hot coating.
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Worth it.
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I would get the coating .
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Originally Posted by bluedawg
Definantly worth it, save some heat from the engine bay. Check out jet hot coating.
Jet hot dosesn't help me in Canada. What shorty's are you using and what did you have before the switch ? How much did the temp change ?
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Originally Posted by cagotzmann
Jet hot dosesn't help me in Canada. What shorty's are you using and what did you have before the switch ? How much did the temp change ?
I had my full length headers done here over 10yrs ago, they still look like new.

http://www.hightechcoatings.com/

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Originally Posted by cagotzmann
Jet hot dosesn't help me in Canada. What shorty's are you using and what did you have before the switch ? How much did the temp change ?
can help a lot on any day over 70 degrees.keep the heat out of the engine bay .it will get into the cabin.
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Originally Posted by 7t2vette
I had my full length headers done here over 10yrs ago, they still look like new.

http://www.hightechcoatings.com/

Thanks for the link to a Canadian company. I also found some here local $285 / pr. But turn around time 2-3 weeks.

I think I will paint and make this a winter project for now. I dont have much time left this summer to keep waiting for parts. But I will get it done. Sounds like most think is worth the money.

Thanks everyone......
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Originally Posted by cagotzmann

Thanks for the link to a Canadian company. I also found some here local $285 / pr. But turn around time 2-3 weeks.

I think I will paint and make this a winter project for now. I dont have much time left this summer to keep waiting for parts. But I will get it done. Sounds like most think is worth the money.

Thanks everyone......
Google out jet hot coating.

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