Will_in_China
Truckless Wonder
Anthony said:
Local? Ship off?
Turnaround?
Header Wrap/Jet Coating
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Local? Ship off?
Turnaround?
Anthony
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Will_in_Denver said:
I shipped the pieces to Jet-Hot with a note saying what I wanted done, and Jet-Hot had them for about 3 days before they were finshed and shipped back. You might also want to look into this place: http://www.hpcoatings.com/hipercoat_extreme.htm as I've heard their coating is better than Jet-Hot's and similarily priced.
Anthony
I have my stock downpipe wrapped with header wrapping. Normal driving around town and then park in garage i can put my hand on the down pipe without burning my hand. Some performance shops and magazines claim that wrapping the downpipe gives you some extra power, don't remember details but have something to do with heat.
Will_in_China
Truckless Wonder
ZMann said:
Swain Tech?
Refresh me bro...
Slippin' in my old age!
Local?
-W
Will_in_China
Truckless Wonder
Great! Now I gotta decide which company!!!
ARGH!
-w
ARGH!
-w
Anthony said:
leroy
Donating Member
Swaintech did not recommend coating the inside of the exhaust for a turbo application. They said there was no way to adequately prep the inside for the coating, so there's a good chance it would not adhere well. That sounded reasonable to me.
For other options, consider contacting Mike Hardman or Nolan. I hope I got Mike's name right. He was at the Nats, and is doing powder coating and ceramic coating. Nolan and Tony have a friend that does ceramic coating and will do the inside, if you want.
Jim
For other options, consider contacting Mike Hardman or Nolan. I hope I got Mike's name right. He was at the Nats, and is doing powder coating and ceramic coating. Nolan and Tony have a friend that does ceramic coating and will do the inside, if you want.
Jim
Will_in_China
Truckless Wonder
Just got off the phone with HPC.
HPC Extreme:
35% Lower Underhood temps
5hp increase
Battleship Gray
$350 + $20 cleanup (not new) + shipping
7-10 days turnaround
Can do turbine housing for $100 too!
That shit looks SWEET!
Think I am going that way...
-w
HPC Extreme:
35% Lower Underhood temps
5hp increase
Battleship Gray
$350 + $20 cleanup (not new) + shipping
7-10 days turnaround
Can do turbine housing for $100 too!
That shit looks SWEET!
Think I am going that way...
-w
www.lo-ko.com
The superkote holds up on cast stuff very well, and looks sharp. Put it on ATR/KB headers - no good.
I've seen this used on Supra headers and it held up... it got me wondering why it worked here, but not on my old Syclone headers. Looked into the header material - stainless - but it was about 10 times beefier/thicker material than my Syclone's ATR headers. Having more material there to absorb/shield the heat will make it live. FWIW, i've seen a BUNCH of exhaust housings superkoted, and it lasts a LONG time, no corrosion, no flaking, and it stays shiny.
FWIW, I've also used *paint* on the stock exhaust manifolds and it was fine. I bead blasted them, then used high temp heat spray on 'em. I think bead blasting opened up the pores on 'em a bit. They smoked when I first started the truck after painting, but it didn't flake/burn off. Course, it probably didn't shield the heat any better than stock... but at least it didn't rust & look all crappy, which is one of my big concerns with manifolds/exhaust.
The superkote holds up on cast stuff very well, and looks sharp. Put it on ATR/KB headers - no good.
I've seen this used on Supra headers and it held up... it got me wondering why it worked here, but not on my old Syclone headers. Looked into the header material - stainless - but it was about 10 times beefier/thicker material than my Syclone's ATR headers. Having more material there to absorb/shield the heat will make it live. FWIW, i've seen a BUNCH of exhaust housings superkoted, and it lasts a LONG time, no corrosion, no flaking, and it stays shiny.
FWIW, I've also used *paint* on the stock exhaust manifolds and it was fine. I bead blasted them, then used high temp heat spray on 'em. I think bead blasting opened up the pores on 'em a bit. They smoked when I first started the truck after painting, but it didn't flake/burn off. Course, it probably didn't shield the heat any better than stock... but at least it didn't rust & look all crappy, which is one of my big concerns with manifolds/exhaust.
Will_in_China
Truckless Wonder
That is definitely the blingin'-est!
Chromeage!
Didn't see any heat figures though.
Under-bonnet temp diffs, etc...
-w
Chromeage!
Didn't see any heat figures though.
Under-bonnet temp diffs, etc...
-w
smeagol said:
Pittman
New member
ATR Jet hot 2k and wrap
ATR Jet hot 2k and wrap
I ran the ATR headers for a year wrapped with no coating. Here the deal on wrapping them.
1) way better temp reduction
2) DONT EVER get them wet without running it asap
3) you let oil leak on them you'd better get the fire ext ready
4) only use on stainless headers
5) in cold climates you can get condensation in them after engine shut down
Jet hot:
I thought just for kicks I would get my headers, downpipe coated with jet hot 2000. I got a section of 3" pipe that was coated and and onother that was not. I placed a temp probe in the center of both and exposed them to a heat scource. In short I only got a small change in temp I cant remember the exact numbers but I have them posted on here somewhere.
Jet hot looks cool though. But for temp reductions I had to wrap them again. So now I have Jet hot in and out plus they are wrapped.
ATR Jet hot 2k and wrap
I ran the ATR headers for a year wrapped with no coating. Here the deal on wrapping them.
1) way better temp reduction
2) DONT EVER get them wet without running it asap
3) you let oil leak on them you'd better get the fire ext ready
4) only use on stainless headers
5) in cold climates you can get condensation in them after engine shut down
Jet hot:
I thought just for kicks I would get my headers, downpipe coated with jet hot 2000. I got a section of 3" pipe that was coated and and onother that was not. I placed a temp probe in the center of both and exposed them to a heat scource. In short I only got a small change in temp I cant remember the exact numbers but I have them posted on here somewhere.
Jet hot looks cool though. But for temp reductions I had to wrap them again. So now I have Jet hot in and out plus they are wrapped.
KGB Pilot125
New member
will check these guys out
http://www.swaintech.com/race.html
supposed to be the best. some of there stuff isnt allowed in certain sanctioning bodies anymore it owrked so good. I am going to have them do my DSM stuff and my kart stuff.
http://www.swaintech.com/race.html
supposed to be the best. some of there stuff isnt allowed in certain sanctioning bodies anymore it owrked so good. I am going to have them do my DSM stuff and my kart stuff.