Just got my new TA headers back from coating, pics

[Flyin Brian]

Nice work. Just a suggestion; you might want to loosely plastic-wrap them until you're finished installing them. The places I've dealt with only have ovens that get around 400-500 degrees, but the coating needs much higher than that to set. Therefor, the coating is probably really prone to scratches and chipping until you get some heat cycles on them. Hope you find this helpful!

Good call on that. I have the motor out so I will install them on the motor and protect them with something before dropping the motor in just in case.

 

[Flyin Brian]

Did you do the insides too?


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I did not get the inside coated. I guess I could have done the inside of the downpipe but did not.

 

[Jay J]

Damn! Another thing to start saving up for...

JayJ

 

[TR Custom Parts]

I did not get the inside coated. I guess I could have done the inside of the downpipe but did not.

That is why I asked, good choice.

 

[Jerryl]

Very nice. About 7 years ago they quoted me $700 for a HA setup, but they had to media blast them.



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[V6sleeper]

wow,really sweet..

 

[SFI Cutlass]

I have the same headers and color of ceramic coating. My down pipe and intake piping is also coated. Be really careful when installing because it will scratch. When installing the down pipe with the engine in the car make sure you wrap the down pipe with plastic and rip it off after its installed if not you will make lots of makes on the pipe.


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[Flyin Brian]

I have the same headers and color of ceramic coating. My down pipe and intake piping is also coated. Be really careful when installing because it will scratch. When installing the down pipe with the engine in the car make sure you wrap the down pipe with plastic and rip it off after its installed if not you will make lots of makes on the pipe.


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Will do for sure. Getting that downpipe in is like playing a game of operation that you can't win!

 

[Eticket]

wondering how these headers are holding up after some heat cycles? if good, I know where I"m going

 

[TrAb]

I just had mine done last week, these are the steel version

 

[Eticket]

trab.. i assume those are silver ceramic and not polydyn? They definitely look nice, but dull over when you get heat into them.

 

[TrAb]

Yes its ceramic, i have them on my stealth and it seems to have held its shine. I guess well see on these, either way it has to look better then the rust they were before lol.

 

[Eticket]

let us know how long they last.... you never know! they do look nice.

 

[Bescurred]

They are the TA Performance 3 bolt stainless steel headers. TA V2010CH-SS is the part number. They are the best fitting headers I have purchased for any vehicle.

They look really nice! Are you guys running with gaskets or do you treat them like the stock ones and no gasket between the head and manifold?

 

[Flyin Brian]

They look really nice! Are you guys running with gaskets or do you treat them like the stock ones and no gasket between the head and manifold?

I personally run the copper gaskets. I re-used the same copper gaskets I was using on my old headers and they seal great.

 

[Flyin Brian]

wondering how these headers are holding up after some heat cycles? if good, I know where I"m going

Headers are working great. I have about 200 miles on them now and have had them very hot 20 times or so. Coating still looks great. I will post some pictures when I get a chance. The coating is scratchable by the way. Does not take much to scratch it but it does not scratch deeply. Just changes the surface a little when you scratch it but I rubbed it with my hand and the scratch almost disappears. I even had to dent the downpipe some after coating to gain some more clearance where the upper A-arm was contacting it and it did not hurt the coating that much. I don't have any real data but my under hood temperatures do seem lower with the coating.

 

[1952ray]

I just had mine done last week, these are the steel version

Where did you have this done?

 

[TrAb]

http://www.millerpowdercoating.com/Millers_Powder_Coating/Welcome_To.html

 

[1952ray]

Thank you much

 

[usetaboost]

http://www.millerpowdercoating.com/Millers_Powder_Coating/Welcome_To.html

Is this guy located in south dakota?