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Dec 16, 2009 | 06:22 PM

jag1886

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Ceramic coating exhaust

A buddy of mine and I found a place hear in Boise that will ceramic coat our FatCats for a $100 apiece.
Have any of you guys done this to your bikes and is it normal to just do the outside or are you suppose to do the inside also, I've done a bit of reading about it and it's suppose to help tremendously with heat but none of the suppliers that do this say whether they are doing both sides.
I know this process has been around forever but I have never personally used it, or have known anyone that has used it.

Dec 16, 2009 | 06:31 PM

UltraKla$$ic

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I saw a thread here just the other day mentioning ceramic coating pipes and it caught my attention. So are you all going to take your chrome heat shields off and have them coated then put the chrome shields back on?

Dec 16, 2009 | 06:46 PM

jag1886

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No I just want to have the head pipes and collector ceramic coated and put the shields back on over the coating.

Dec 16, 2009 | 06:55 PM

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No I just want to have the head pipes and collector ceramic coated and put the shields back on over the coating.

I think that's what I said, but I can see where it looks like you thought I was talking about coating the chrome heat shields.....LOL.

I would do it in a second for $100 bucks. I wish it was available around here.

Dec 16, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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I had mine done not long ago to go from chrome to black to match the blacking out of the bike. Brother just bought some Kury crushers and he got the heads only done inside and out. Everything I read shows how it'll only help and a lot of sport bikes or high performance cars do the same. Time will tell.
I know he's going to read this so I won't make fun of his bike.

Dec 16, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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I have ceramic coated headers on my 4wheeler and my pickup. Not able to say if they are cooler running or not as both replaced stock exhaust. Added exhaust wrap on the 4wheeler pipe from the head to where it comes out from under plastic side panel. While mowing the plastic started to turn brown from the heat. Was mowing for 12hrs that day at less than 5mph so, no air flow. On both the coating is wearing in the bends close to the heads. The 4wheeler has had carb adjustment, pickup efi.. no adjustment made. Will say the coating is not coming off as bad as paint did on my Hedman headers I had on my cj5 years ago. Both sets are over 3yrs old. Get 12ins from the head, pipes still look good.
If you done the pipes and than put the shields back on I would think you would have no problems. Understand the 4wheeler last bath beside rain was 2yrs ago. Pickup was 4yrs ago.

Dec 16, 2009 | 07:06 PM

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From what I've read, most of the guys doing it have old chrome or mild steel pipes that are discolored/rusting and it's just done to make them look better. I wouldn't expect a big difference in heat.