Kooks LTs back from Jet Hot coating <PICS>
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Kooks LTs back from Jet Hot coating <PICS> My Kooks 1 3/4" stainless headers came in today after being coated by Jet Hot in sterling. I'm very happy with the results...quality work, fast turnaround. Here are a couple of pics (they look much more "chrome-like" in person):
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Thanks for the compliments. Basically, I did it for the looks, but some say that there is a slight thermal benefit...even on the stainless headers. It was $279 for the sterling coating.
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Most excellent!! Thats exactly what I want to do, glad someone out there thinks like me! If your gonna spend money on mods do the 110% right. Why buy hooker coated lt's just to have them rust??? That stainless will never rust, and look absolutly kick *** (with that coating) for the life of the car. 
Enjoy the best performing, best looking headers i've seen yet! 
Later
Enjoy the best performing, best looking headers i've seen yet! Later
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Originally Posted by myZ
If your gonna spend money on mods do the 110% right.
I used the Jey-Hot Sterling coating on the stainless head pipe on my bike. There is a noticable reduction in heat emitted from the pipes now.
I can back up the quick turn around and quality work comment. I have nothing but good things to say about them.
Great looking set-up. I appreciate someone who is willing to go all the way and do things "right"
I'll probably be doing the same thing next year. I've had my eyes on Kooks headers and a GMMG exhaust. I'm most likely going to coat the whole works. I'll have to wait and see how things pan out.
I can back up the quick turn around and quality work comment. I have nothing but good things to say about them.
Great looking set-up. I appreciate someone who is willing to go all the way and do things "right"
I'll probably be doing the same thing next year. I've had my eyes on Kooks headers and a GMMG exhaust. I'm most likely going to coat the whole works. I'll have to wait and see how things pan out.
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Originally Posted by 2002-4.8
Would those headers all done like yours cost close to 1000?
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Great looking set-up. I appreciate someone who is willing to go all the way and do things "right"
I'll probably be doing the same thing next year. I've had my eyes on Kooks headers and a GMMG exhaust. I'm most likely going to coat the whole works. I'll have to wait and see how things pan out.
I'll probably be doing the same thing next year. I've had my eyes on Kooks headers and a GMMG exhaust. I'm most likely going to coat the whole works. I'll have to wait and see how things pan out.
Whenever my ORY comes in I'm going to have it coated as well. I wanted to keep my entire system stainless, but I couldn't find a Kooks ORY in stainless...only aluminzed, so off for coating it'll go! 
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Wow that looks really awsome. I was thinking of doing that also, but I ran out of funds. 
Maybe when I do my heads I will remove the headers and send them for coating. Do they have to be new to get coated or can they coat headers that have been on the car for a year?
Maybe when I do my heads I will remove the headers and send them for coating. Do they have to be new to get coated or can they coat headers that have been on the car for a year?
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Originally Posted by SapphireHawk
Wow that looks really awsome. I was thinking of doing that also, but I ran out of funds.
Maybe when I do my heads I will remove the headers and send them for coating. Do they have to be new to get coated or can they coat headers that have been on the car for a year?
Maybe when I do my heads I will remove the headers and send them for coating. Do they have to be new to get coated or can they coat headers that have been on the car for a year?
"...multi-step process including: thermal degreasing, abrasive-blast stripping with virgin aluminum oxide, double-coating (inside and out on headers), high temperature curing, custom packaging for return shipping, and quality-assurance controls during every phase of the procedure."
