Re: Ceramic coated headers

From: Canucker Trucker (mal5@ualberta.net)
Date: Tue Jul 02 2002 - 13:21:33 EDT


while we're on the subject ... has anyone had experience with header wrap --
the poor man's alternative to ceramic coating???? Is it comparable?

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Canuck
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""Wisotzkey, Rich"" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-ns.com> wrote in message news:10262.94512.26996@news.twistedbits.net... > > Hey John, > You might try giving JBA a call. Mine did the same thing only much quicker. > They re-coated mine at no cost other than shipping. (Mine are AirBorn > coated as well.) They told me the coating failed due to extreme > temperatures. The magnum engines produce more heat than others for some > reason. I had mine refinished in black as opposed to the silver since it > withstood another 1000°. I've even started noticing one or two spots on > these now after 3-4 years. > > Don't know what has changed in the past several years, but initially all the > coatings were the same. The original formula was developed by four people > who broke up and started their own companies all using the same formula. > AirBorn, Jet-Hot, HPC, and ??? Shucks, I can't remember the name of the > other company. Anyway, if you think about it let me know what you find out. > I'm sure I'll be getting mine redone eventually. > Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: jon@dakota-truck.net [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net] > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:10 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: Re: DML: Ceramic coated headers > > > > JAMEPC@aol.com wrote: > > : I just got my headers back from Jet-Hot Coatings and their awesome! I > : haven't measured and temps., but according to their web site, jet-hot.com, > > : and testimonials, it does reduce underhood temps (compared to uncoated > : headers, not manifolds) not to mention the preservation factor. I had my > : Thorley Headers on for 500 miles before having them coated and they > already > : looked like crap! Well worth the 300 bux! > : James > > > I was in on the JBA header group buy a few years back - they were > coated by Airborn (or Airborne?) coatings. However, they now have > several areas on them were rust/crud is starting to develop. Anybody > else notice anything like that? > > -- > > -Jon- > > .---- Jon Steiger ------ jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -----. > | I'm the: AOPA, DoD, EAA, NMA, NRA, SPA, USUA. Rec & UL Pilot - SEL | > | '70 Barracuda, '92 Ram 4x4, '96 Dakota, '96 Intruder 1400, '96 FireFly | > `----------------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com ----'



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