Ceramic coated headers & down pipe before & after

[dynoman]

I decided that while my motor was out that I would Swain Tech coat the headers , crossover & down pipe. Here are some pics.

 

[buickgeoff]

I had the same thing down to mine. Love the outcome and I can tell a difference under the hood. Looks good.


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[dynoman]

Boy I screwed up my post , Here are after blasting

 

[dynoman]

And after Swain Tech White lightning. Boy this stuff is thick , I plan on checking with a non contact temp gauge and compare to my EGT's

 

[dynoman]

The last pic was after painting with VHT hi temp flat aluminum . The finish of white lightning is like 120 grit white sand paper and they told me that paint adheres very well to it if I don't like the color .

 

[deezdad]

3 years later how is the coating holding up? Did you paint them at all? Looking into this same stuff..

 

[dynoman]

They look no different , the only thing I would not do is Hi-temp clear them (VHT makes a clear). It turned a light brownish color but it brushed right off after was heat cycled a few times . No cracks , nicks or scratches anywhere , I took this picture right after I read your post .

 

[forcefed3.8's]

Did you notice cooler underhood temps?

 

[dynoman]

Yes , not as hot down by the upper A arm that had ruined a bushing and made a mess of the inner fender ( before I bought the car ). I'll check my EGT which is just before the turbo and see how it compares to the surface temp with a non-contact thermometer this weekend .

 

[deezdad]

They look no different , the only thing I would not do is Hi-temp clear them (VHT makes a clear). It turned a light brownish color but it brushed right off after was heat cycled a few times . No cracks , nicks or scratches anywhere , I took this picture right after I read your post .

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Thank you Sam, looks great.. Seems like a good investment