Header paint/coating question
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Header paint/coating question I know ceramic coated is better but does it really matter if it's just the black painted headers other than keeping heat down? What if I got the black painted ones and sprayed over em with some high temp bbq paint or just high temp paint? same effect? I want some Hooker Longtubes but dont want to have to spend the extra $120 on ceramic coated if I dont have to.
i got the painted ones then sand blasted the paint off then painted them with some rustoleum high temp primer and then high temp paint...as of now (4 months later) they are holding up great...and i live in wisconsin btw
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No kidding? Alright cool, might try that. Thanks.
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Paint or coating? I have uncoated SS Kooks....Only had them for about 2 months now, but no problems yet. I chose not to coat because I was afraid of scraping them during install, and that expensive coating can just go out the window, at that point.
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I originally had coated headers then went to Kooks but the rise in under hood temperature was very noticeable so when I was having a rebuild done I had them coated. It made alot of difference in the under hood temps.
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As a side note for those getting headers coated you can get a couple of different colors that I am aware of. One is black and the other is titanium. Then of course the mostly seen silver/chrome look. There could be others I am not aware of.
