Will aluminized steel work?
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He's right, but it's a bargain compared to coatings or stainless.
I owned 2 muffler shops for about 20yrs and have bent and installed
thousands of feet of this stuff.
On a daily driver the pipe behind the converter would last about 5 years.
The pipes in front of the converter would last the life of the car.
This is in south MS, no salt on the roads here.
It takes the heat realy well to.
Pipes on motor homes and duallys with big block would get VERY hot,
to the point that the manifolds turn a gray/blue and the cast seperate
and leek out the side.
The pipes would hold up to that and the aluminized coating would
be untouched!
I owned 2 muffler shops for about 20yrs and have bent and installed
thousands of feet of this stuff.
On a daily driver the pipe behind the converter would last about 5 years.
The pipes in front of the converter would last the life of the car.
This is in south MS, no salt on the roads here.
It takes the heat realy well to.
Pipes on motor homes and duallys with big block would get VERY hot,
to the point that the manifolds turn a gray/blue and the cast seperate
and leek out the side.
The pipes would hold up to that and the aluminized coating would
be untouched!
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16ga (.065" wall) aluminized steel will work fine; it is a good product for budget conscious builds. You will need to grind off the aluminized coating where you weld it. You can use aerosol cold spray galvanized coating (available at most auto/truck/trailer parts retailers) to protect the welded areas.
He's not talking about using aluminum tubing, he's wanting to use Steel exhaust tubing that has an aluminum based anti corrosion coating on it. Its what exhaust shops use these days to last longer then the old plain steel tube.
so if you headers heat up past 1220°F say hello to rust.
FYI i think most hi temp coating is suppose to be around 1300-2450°F
