Just built custom headers, Who has the best coating?
02-07-2005, 06:13 PM
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Just built custom headers, Who has the best coating? I'm finishing up building a set of headers and I'm looking into the different coatings. What have you guys had good luck with? I want something that looks good as well as holds up.
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Frank
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SWAINTECH!!! We drove from South Carolina to St Louis MO and I reached in and grabbed my friends stainless works headers. After driving for 10 hours!!!!!!!!! That **** is amazing!
02-08-2005, 08:24 PM
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HPC and Swaintech are generally the ones with the most elaborate coatings. Airborne and JetHot are also there, however I don't hear about JetHot much in oval track racing. That may just be my area or track though.
By the way, in carb oval racing you are forever getting at the plugs. Coating helps alot! Although I wouldn't grap it.
David
By the way, in carb oval racing you are forever getting at the plugs. Coating helps alot! Although I wouldn't grap it.
David
02-08-2005, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by snketr
SWAINTECH!!! We drove from South Carolina to St Louis MO and I reached in and grabbed my friends stainless works headers. After driving for 10 hours!!!!!!!!! That **** is amazing!
02-08-2005, 09:02 PM
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I grabbed them because we opened the hood at the gas station just to check everything over and I didn't notice any heat coming off the motor when I leaned in. So, I was like holy crap! I tapped the header and it wasn't hot, then I grabbed it and held for about 4 seconds until my hand got hot. Very sceintific experiment. Conlusion: Swaintech is the ****. Andy
02-09-2005, 08:40 PM
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02-10-2005, 12:52 AM
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I'd say HPC. Jet Hot is Good, but HPC is better. Just look at who uses Jet Hot and Who uses HPC. (Jet Hot-Street. HPC- F1, NASCAR,etc.)
I'll copy a quote I had from them.
HiPerCoat
Strip charge to remove oil, rust, carbon, paint, etc., (this only
applies to
used components)
$20.00
V-8 "street car" headers (must have a 2,3 or 4 bolt flange on the end
of the
collector)
$165.00 High luster aluminum in appearance, outside only coating
$220.00 High luster aluminum in appearance, inside and outside
coating
$214.50 Semi-gloss black in appearance, outside only coating
$286.00 Semi-gloss black in appearance, inside and outside
coating
HiPerCoat Extreme
Strip charge to remove oil, rust, carbon, paint, etc., (this only
applies to
used components)
$20.00
V-8 headers
$750.00 Semi-gloss black in appearance, inside and outside
coating.
Here's a link
http://www.hpcoatings.com/
I am still thinking about coating my Edelbrocks and I'll have them do it.
I'll copy a quote I had from them.
HiPerCoat
Strip charge to remove oil, rust, carbon, paint, etc., (this only
applies to
used components)
$20.00
V-8 "street car" headers (must have a 2,3 or 4 bolt flange on the end
of the
collector)
$165.00 High luster aluminum in appearance, outside only coating
$220.00 High luster aluminum in appearance, inside and outside
coating
$214.50 Semi-gloss black in appearance, outside only coating
$286.00 Semi-gloss black in appearance, inside and outside
coating
HiPerCoat Extreme
Strip charge to remove oil, rust, carbon, paint, etc., (this only
applies to
used components)
$20.00
V-8 headers
$750.00 Semi-gloss black in appearance, inside and outside
coating.
Here's a link
http://www.hpcoatings.com/
I am still thinking about coating my Edelbrocks and I'll have them do it.
02-10-2005, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Boosted One
I attached a few pix of the drivers side. It's not done yet but it's tacked together and ready to tig up.
Frank
Frank
Those look like a set I saw being made in a magazine a little while back. Building a set for a Chevy II Nova. Was that you???
02-10-2005, 02:49 AM
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Mate u got it easy, so much room there, 1 7/8" pipes and there is no obstructions in your path.
I wish mine was half as easy, we had to go 1 5/8" as nothing bigger would fit due to space limitations and we need to raise the motor out every time we move on to the next pipe when bending etc.
Should flow very well, job well done mate.
I wish mine was half as easy, we had to go 1 5/8" as nothing bigger would fit due to space limitations and we need to raise the motor out every time we move on to the next pipe when bending etc.
Should flow very well, job well done mate.
