PLM Header(no coating) & Ceramic Coating
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PLM Header(no coating) & Ceramic Coating
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Got a new PLM header, but it doesnt have any coating. It doesnt come with the nitrate coating anymore... so......
Does any of the PLM header owners have done a custom coating on this header? Is is worth it performance-wise(temp)?
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Got a new PLM header, but it doesnt have any coating. It doesnt come with the nitrate coating anymore... so......
Does any of the PLM header owners have done a custom coating on this header? Is is worth it performance-wise(temp)?
Thanks
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After running a stainless and a ceramic coated header on my Prelude, I would never run an uncoated header again; although it looks purty. Especially reading up on tuning. The exhaust manifold get VERY hot, even more so with a crap tune.
The coating prevents the heat from escaping from the header. This keeps exhaust velocity up and keeps the under hood temperatures down. Lower under hood temperatures, puts less strain on the coolant system and keeps intake temperatures down, which equals more power.
The coating prevents the heat from escaping from the header. This keeps exhaust velocity up and keeps the under hood temperatures down. Lower under hood temperatures, puts less strain on the coolant system and keeps intake temperatures down, which equals more power.
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Originally Posted by H22toF20,Dec 27 2010, 02:08 AM
After running a stainless and a ceramic coated header on my Prelude, I would never run an uncoated header again; although it looks purty. Especially reading up on tuning. The exhaust manifold get VERY hot, even more so with a crap tune.
The coating prevents the heat from escaping from the header. This keeps exhaust velocity up and keeps the under hood temperatures down. Lower under hood temperatures, puts less strain on the coolant system and keeps intake temperatures down, which equals more power.
The coating prevents the heat from escaping from the header. This keeps exhaust velocity up and keeps the under hood temperatures down. Lower under hood temperatures, puts less strain on the coolant system and keeps intake temperatures down, which equals more power.
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If you did it yourself, you could always spray it with high temp paint.
I do my own powdercoating, and you can get high heat powders also for manifolds and such, so that could be an option.
I do my own powdercoating, and you can get high heat powders also for manifolds and such, so that could be an option.
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I'm picking up the header tuesday night.
They're doing a sandblast prior to the ceramic coating job (black matte) on the header. Ill try to post before and after pics.
http://www.borikencoatings.com/index.html
They're doing a sandblast prior to the ceramic coating job (black matte) on the header. Ill try to post before and after pics.
http://www.borikencoatings.com/index.html
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no it will not. the mounting points for the stock heat shield are on the header itself. if there are no mounting hole, you cant mount it. the only after market headers to incorperate the stock header heat shield is ricks and both mugens
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Originally Posted by Jack_in_the_Box,Dec 28 2010, 09:00 AM
no it will not. the mounting points for the stock heat shield are on the header itself. if there are no mounting hole, you cant mount it. the only after market headers to incorperate the stock header heat shield is ricks and both mugens
So the only option would be to solder it... but is it even worth it... after doing a ceramic coating on the PLM header?