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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:46 PM
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For those of you that had your headers coated, did you have the cats and x pipe coated as well? Does anyone see a benefit to coating everything back to the catback? Would it help with floorboard/cabin temps?

Stainless just tends to look like a** after some heat cycles and I am definitely going to coat the headers, I just wondered if there is any benefit to coating the entire system besides just appearance?
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a lot of coating machines are limited to the size of stuff that will fit....headers will fit, x-pipe is too long.

probably depends on who you use.
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How the heck did this end up in C7 tech? my fault I'm sure. lol sorry
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I had my headers coated inside and out, they offered to do the X Pipe for me, and in retrospect I wish I would have had it done, to help with ambient heat coming through the tunnel.

The place I had them done at will do the entire pipe, I would go that way now. Mine were done at Superior Coatings in Sheboygan, WI.

They did a 2000 degree black on the inside and 1500 degree ceramacote on the outside. It has held up excellent.
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