Is this problem only with the JBA headers? I got the MP Leach headers done in
the black and haven't seen a problem with mine. Just looking out for those
with any silver coating here.
Kelly in SC
'96 5.2 CC
In a message dated 1/5/00 3:16:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
fawcett@uism.bu.edu writes:
> Thanks Rich. Yep, mine went from brown to black to flaking off. On both
> sides
> this occurred in the same place... Not on the ram horns but down lower
near
> the
> collector. Even though this started happening shortly after I put them
on,
> I'm
> sure I'm out of warranty as I bought/installed them back in Sept. '98.
> Tom
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Subject: RE: DML: Extreme Praise for JBA
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: 1/5/00 2:15 PM
>
> Tom,
> The way mine went bad is this. Supposedly the shiney new silver appearance
> is supposed to turn to a satin low-luster when it fully breaks in. This
> happened as I was told it would. Several months after this, the coating
> started turning brown. Sort of like a rust color. What I have just found
> out is this. The silver coating is rated up to around 1200-1300 degrees.
> Apparently, the magnum engines product temperatures in excess of this
rating
> causing the coating to breakdown.
> I stated earlier they were re-coating them under warranty with an upgraded
> coating. I may be in slight error here. There might be a small charge
to
> cover the cost of upgrading to the more resilent coating material. This
> black coating is supposed to handle temperatures up to 2000 degrees. It is
> slightly more expensive. Even so, I'm tired of pulling the headers off to
> have them re-coated. A small fee would still be worth it to me.
> Rich
>
>
>
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