Thermal coatings

[Ross Corrigan]

I burned the majority of the coating off my blockhuggers during a 1.5 hr 
trip that I had highway 'cruise' set 'way' lean.....:(


At 05:17 PM 10/21/01 , you wrote:
>My SuperComps are coated both inside & out & except for the bottom that 
>was scrapped off via the pavement, they look brand new, both inside & out.
>
>I have heard rumor that some of the coatings can come off of headers 
>(inside) due to the heat in Turbo apps, exceeding the coating specs.  I 
>would think this to be not such a good thing for your turbo's.  I would 
>love to know if there is anyone out there that has a coated set in a turbo 
>app that can confirm or deny this claim.
>
>BW
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org [mailto:owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org]On 
>>Behalf Of TwoLnBlktp90 at aol.com
>>Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:53 AM
>>To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>>Subject: Re: Thermal coatings
>>
>>I am just watching this one, but I believe Hooker Super Comp headers are 
>>coated both inside and out. I've also read on the DIY kits, most 
>>enthusiasts just don't take the time to coat the inside.
>>
>>Really, if the coatings do work, I would imagine it would be very 
>>important to do the inside also, as this would lower the actual temp of 
>>the metal pipes, reducing fatigue.
>>
>>The one I'm really interested in (besides turbo exhaust manifold and 
>>turbine) is coating the exhaust valves, as they are the single hottest 
>>part of the combustion chamber.

Ross Corrigan  /  Vancouver, Canada

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