speedsk899

I had someone tell me that you have to bake new ceramic coated headers once you install them on the car. If this is true can someone tell me how to do this?

JETZ

Was that in the Betty Crocker cook book?
I've got LG Pro's, JET-HOT coated, this is news to me!

Johnny Hardcore

I have tires that need to be broiled after install!

LeMansBlue04

I think some one is trying to impress you with how smart they are. Don't listen.

After 37 years of being around cars and people who love them I still have to keep my meter handy. I was at a get together just yesterday and saw it again. Some guy throwing around claims. All in an effort to convince himself, (and others,) that the stuff he put on his car is the best money can buy. Never knowing all that matters is he's happy with it.

The Net is full of such stuff, caveat emptor.

Humanoid 2.0

speedsk899

Well I am glad that I am not the only one that was thinking

hotwheels57

Have you checked the website or contacted the manufacturer of the specific ceramic metallic coating on your headers? (HPC, JET HOT, CERMACHROME, etc)
I've used JET HOT coated headers only. I recall receiving two pages of instructions from them on the break in and care as it pertained to new motors that may not be tuned (lean or rich).
If the headers reach a certain temperature, the ceramic metallic coating can degrade. I saw it happen on two friends cars with new GMPP crate motors and overly rich carburetors. The finish became dull and powdery looking. The instructions also covered common sense issues of rechecking the fasteners several times during the heat cycles.

noahdr

he might have been talking about re-tightening the bolts after you warm up the engine. I've heard about different exhaust gaskets that need to be re-tightened once they have been warmed up so they wont leak.

cruisemon

WTF? BAKE them? If whoever told you this is using BAKE in the context of "get them really hot", once you have them installed, fire that muthah up and take the car on a road trip, 125 - 150 miles out, turn around and drive it back. That pretty much ought to take care of the "bake them after you put them on". I can't conceive of any commercial header coater that wouldn't fully cook a set of headers, though.


Charlie

Z28TOZO6

isn't ceramic baked on at like 1200 degrees or something? how hot do they get on the car? 600, 700?

2MuchRiceMakesMeSick

Shake n bake!

cruisemon

That was my point. I can't conceive of a coater selling a header that needs to be "baked" by the purchaser.

Charlie

rgtkst

I think someone is confused and thinks ceramic is like the paint for headers that POR 15 and others make. the POR15 paint products need to get hot to cure. where as ceramic has allready done been real hot before. here is the product i think they are thinking of
http://www.por15.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1457/.f

hotwheels57

Good point, THE EASTWOOD COMPANY also sells a brush on product for headers/exhaust that has to be "baked" on in cycles.