View Full Version : To ceramic coat lth or leave uncoated
drobin
10-08-2011, 09:10 PM
IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS I WILL FINALLY BEGIN INSTALLING TRILOGY #231 AND KOOKS LTH.. WHAT IS THE GENERAL CONCENSUS ON WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD HAVE KOOKS JET COATED BEFORE INSTALL AND WHAT ARE THE PRO'S AND CONS..
THANKS,
drobin (Donald)
Local Boy
10-08-2011, 09:13 PM
That's a no brainer...
Get them coated...or suffer with a rusted look for the life time of the car (Con's)...
They run cooler (Pro's)
Aloha
dohc324ci
10-08-2011, 09:57 PM
^^DO IT! I have my Shorties coated and love em.
Blown3.8
10-08-2011, 10:12 PM
If they are stainless I would leave them uncoated. The coating looks like crap later, the stainless won't.
That's a no brainer...
Get them coated...or suffer with a rusted look for the life time of the car (Con's)...
They run cooler (Pro's)
Aloha
What he said! :agree:
I can't stand that ugly coppery purplish look of headers! :puke:
That's why I got mine done.
LANDY
10-08-2011, 11:16 PM
Stainless, I would leave it alone unless you have a full blown show car
MOTOWN
10-08-2011, 11:46 PM
Hmmmm ive had coated, and stainless headers, thats a matter of personal preference, the jet hot coating does look good
fastblackmerc
10-09-2011, 04:11 AM
Get them coated. My stainless steel shorties are coated and they still look good after 4 years and lotsa miles.
SC Cheesehead
10-09-2011, 05:24 AM
Get them coated. My stainless steel shorties are coated and they still look good after 4 years and lotsa miles.
+1
Mine haven't been on the car that long, but are still looking good.
justbob
10-09-2011, 07:49 AM
Paint them, mine are perfect.
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drobin
10-09-2011, 08:45 AM
Aside from looks, does coating reduce heat issues that would eliminate any long term issues without it ??
drobin (Donald)
Fourth Horseman
10-09-2011, 10:34 AM
Aside from looks, does coating reduce heat issues that would eliminate any long term issues without it ??
drobin (Donald)
The coating will reduce under hood temperatures somewhat, and I've also read that keeping the heat inside the header pipes helps with flow, though I admit I don't fully understand the physics of fluid dynamics. I had both the Kooks headers on my Marauder and the Stainless Works headers on my Town Car Jet-Hot coated. Mostly for looks, I admit. They really look sharp.
http://jet-hot.com/
Be different and get them chromed. :coolman:
DEFYANT
10-09-2011, 02:52 PM
Coat them. I wish I had mine done before. If I every have them off the car, they will be coated before the reinstall...
ImpalaSlayer
10-09-2011, 04:14 PM
coat em, youll be happy you did. i wouldn't pay for the 400 dollar bs kooks trys to sell you though, you should be able to get it done locally for less then half that
napolitano
10-09-2011, 04:52 PM
Uncoated. But its your personal preference.
coat em, youll be happy you did. i wouldn't pay for the 400 dollar bs kooks trys to sell you though, you should be able to get it done locally for less then half that
MY KOOKS headers were jet hot coated for less than $200.00!
And that was through KOOKS!
Where did you get $400.00 from??? :confused:
ImpalaSlayer
10-09-2011, 05:23 PM
MY KOOKS headers were jet hot coated for less than $200.00!
And that was through KOOKS!
Where did you get $400.00 from??? :confused:
as per there website, at least thats what it used to say.
sailsmen
10-09-2011, 05:32 PM
If they are stainless I would leave them uncoated. The coating looks like crap later, the stainless won't.
Agree. Let the heat get out the engine as soon as it can. That was the advice of a Mustang multi National Champ.
Glad to hear you are now in receipt of the Kooks. Some good things take a lot of effort and patience.;)
Shaijack
10-12-2011, 01:51 AM
Donald coat them with toilet paper. You never start it and they will look good when I buy it.
Captain Dynball
10-12-2011, 05:51 AM
Aside from looks, does coating reduce heat issues that would eliminate any long term issues without it ??
drobin (Donald)
The difference if it even made one would be negligible. Stainless does an excellent job of getting the heat out of there.
Marauder Rick
10-12-2011, 09:19 AM
If they are stainless I would leave them uncoated. The coating looks like crap later, the stainless won't.
I can't stand that ugly coppery purplish look of headers! :puke:
That's why I got mine done.
These are two very conflicting statements. Can someone clarify. Will the coating eventually look worse that the stainless steel?
Wow this thread is full of more BS than I have read in a long time,
get the headers coated, Stainless steel will rust &/or become corroded,
it just takes a lot longer mild steel, what makes it rust & corrode? oxygen & moisture, its excelerated with heat, (does anyone understand how a cutting torch works?) a properly coated header (with Jet hot or Cerama chrome) (inside & out) will look far better than an uncoated header for years & will most likely last years longer.
you dont need to check the temp under the hood, the un coated headers
kick out a ton more heat under the hood (I dont understand how this is advantageous)
you want the heat going down & out away from the engine & engine compartment. not only will it look better it will last longer & do its job better.
sailsmen
10-12-2011, 11:38 AM
Right about that. If it is so critical to coat then why not coat the entire exhaust system?
After 50K miles, more dirt than rust;
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/0012.JPG
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/0024.JPG
If you like Bling, have the entire under hood jet coated.
You want the heat getting away from the ENGINE! Headers have a lot of surface area and are very good at extracting heat, this adds to how they work. Coat them and you are limiting the heat extraction to a much, much smaller area. Suit your self.
Garage Queen Coat. Racer don't.
Paul T. Casey
10-12-2011, 12:54 PM
I have 210,000+ miles on my un-coated Kooks Headers. Although not exactly new, they still look good. When I bought them, I called Kooks and asked about coating. Papa Kook (can't remeber his name) said,"I sell good stainless steel headers. Why would you want to coat them?" That was good enough for me.
sailsmen
10-12-2011, 01:22 PM
A REAL Racer has Spoken!
drobin
10-12-2011, 06:28 PM
FYI ---- Mind made up, I'm not going to coat the KOOKS.. Thanks for everyone's input in helping me make this decision..What a great family we have here...
drobin (Donald)
na svt
10-13-2011, 11:23 AM
FYI ---- Mind made up, I'm not going to coat the KOOKS.. Thanks for everyone's input in helping me make this decision..What a great family we have here...
drobin (Donald)
Good decision. Stainless headers will outlast the car even when uncoated, mild steel on the other hand should be coated if the car is a DD.
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