Is everyone coating their headers?
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Port St Lucie Florida
Corrorsion resistance and reduction in underhood temperature!
Don't have them on the vette but have them on my cobra and they look like the day they were installed and a noticable decrease in underhood temp
Don't have them on the vette but have them on my cobra and they look like the day they were installed and a noticable decrease in underhood temp
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
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From: Prepare yourself, for a pride obliterating bich smack. Fairfax, VA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08
SEC > BCS 4 St. Judes '09
lighting off the cats faster? what does that mean? and do they coat the inside of the plumbing too? is that how you might get gains from powdercoating? how much does this cost?
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Sandy Eggo Calif.
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12, '16
From what I've read and from Shopdog, the C6's cats were placed very close to the exhaust manifold so they would "light" or get to operating temp. quicker for emissions purposes. I believe some with long tubes were throwing codes, because the relocated cats were too far away from the engine, and weren't lighting quick enough. Jet Hot coats the inside of everything, except the cats. This, along with the outside coating, keeps the gasses hotter along the way so the cats light as designed.
Also, it's not powder coating, it's ceramic. Total cost, including shipping, for the headers and catted X was $500.
Also, it's not powder coating, it's ceramic. Total cost, including shipping, for the headers and catted X was $500.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Short Hills, NJ
Originally Posted by Lusky
I thought they look chrome after Jet Hot coating?
