I don't think you should use it on the headers. The headers themselves
will heat up and kill the coating. Standard ceramic coatings can go up
to about 1300deg. You can certainly use it to insulate other components
from the heat. I'm going to tie-wrap aluminum foil or something until I
can get some material from Summit.
I think the tubular headers have more surface area and therefore
transmitts more heat into the engine compartment. It's also not as thick
as wall on those iron log we got rid of.
Alan
'98 Dakota R/T (Headers, FABM & waiting for Shift kit)
'89 Mustang GT (347, Griggs, S-trim...)
Ducati 916 (someday)
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
[mailto:Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 1998 6:00 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: JBA heat... WAS: JBA he
My mother worked for a company called "Sante Fe
Textiles" here in Southern
Calfornia. They have a product called "SF2600" which is
a ceramic fiber that
they 'braid' around pipes and such. The Space Shuttle,
B1 & B2 Bombers, and
most Military aircraft have some of this stuff braided
around fuel lines,etc.
They also braid stainless steel and carbon fiber around
lines/pipes as well.
Their ad for the SF2600 is a woman with this stuff
braided around her finger
and her finger sitting in a blowtorch. I have not
personally tested this
stuff that way but my mother has and she says that
anything up to the
temperature of 2600 will be resisted by this ceramic
fiber and will not be
passed on to the other side of the material.
Since they do "custom" work, I'm wondering if they
can braid this stuff
around a set of headers. It would certainly help keep
the engine compartment
cooler and I guess it would be a pretty amazing thing to
run your motor around
all day and be able to grab the headers without burning
yourself. If anyone
is interested, I can try and find out their information.
Shaun
Tustin, CA
--------original message-------
.. What kind of coating is this on the JBA's?>
> It's a ceramic material but I don't know its exact
composition.
I called Chuck (the guy whose card was in the box) last
week to find out.
He said that it was aluminum mixed with the ceramic. It
will oxidize but
can be restored to its original satin luster.
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