Ceramic Vs Painted Headers

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Ceramic vs painted headers.

The ceramic itself has the capability of withstanding very high temperatures and once painted on the tubes. So if you paint the headers with ceramic paint then you will see that the cylinders will become much better at tolerating the heat without going out of commission or needing to be replaced. So for a cool engine bay ceramic beats stainless by a long long shot. You will surely be able to get some of those.

However if the look of the coating is the primary purpose for the coating white lightning may not be your best choice. The ceramic headers dropped to 195 degrees within a minute of shutting the engine down. Most people like the way they look and the finish will last longer than paint. It simply is not possible for the 002 thick paint based coatings that many other companies offer to insulate nearly as well as the 015 thick true ceramic white lightning coating that swain tech offers.

If you have ever done the burn test where you reach in and accidentally burn your hand or your arm then you know that a ceramic coated header will cool down much quicker than chrome or painted tubes. Follow this link to learn more about ceramic. Ceramic coated headers ceramic coated exhaust parts this is a spray on finish that s infused with heat insulating ceramics. This is a discussion on painted vs.

Is their any difference in hp and i have heard that the painted run warmer than the ceramic but will. The ceramic coating will help keep external surface temperatures lower than a painted or chrome header. Previous video https youtu be rqnncp5cq w in this video i show you how my little brother and i ceramic coated his headers with exhaust grade ceramic pa. However it will shorten the life and void the warranty on the headers.

After that same minute the stainless headers were still 520 degrees. Barely hot enough to boil water. A set of ceramic headers on the same engine registered a mere 258 degrees. Follow this link to learn more about wrapped headers.