View Poll Results: Painted or coated
painted
3
9.38%
coated
29
90.63%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll
Coated or painted?
Coated or painted? I don't really want to drop the cash on stainless. I know that people are always bitchin about coated headers chippin and rusting, but wouldn't the painted be worse? Which would you personally put on your car, looks aside.
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TECH Enthusiast
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I got Coated Stainless headers with the Jethot Sterling finish (looks like polished). Even with stainless headers, there is some corrosion that happens at high temps... besides you get all the benefits
-Lower underhood temps
-hotter exhaust temp maintained = faster flow
-Great looks
-lifetime durability
-oh, and did i mention GREAT LOOKS
Oh, and for the paint, it pretty much flakes off after the few times of running.
-Lower underhood temps
-hotter exhaust temp maintained = faster flow
-Great looks
-lifetime durability
-oh, and did i mention GREAT LOOKS
Oh, and for the paint, it pretty much flakes off after the few times of running.
Last edited by DanO; Dec 2, 2005 at 09:59 PM.
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
I didn't vote. I have uncoated pacesetters, is what I
could afford, plain and simple.
Let your wallet (or credit card) be your guide.
SS is the way to go. Quicker heat distribution, also.
Then coated.
Then, well, you know.
Never really thought about it, I guess coated SS
would be great, as far as underhood temps go.
Whatever happend to chrome.
$$$
could afford, plain and simple.
Let your wallet (or credit card) be your guide.
SS is the way to go. Quicker heat distribution, also.
Then coated.
Then, well, you know.
Never really thought about it, I guess coated SS
would be great, as far as underhood temps go.
Whatever happend to chrome.
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
...I should add that my pacesetters were painted, I
stripped the paint and repainted with high temp
(sic) ceramic paint.Red, LOL. The paint on the primaries
to within about 6" of the collectors was gone in a
few days. Still exists on the collectors and flanges, LOL.
stripped the paint and repainted with high temp
(sic) ceramic paint.Red, LOL. The paint on the primaries
to within about 6" of the collectors was gone in a
few days. Still exists on the collectors and flanges, LOL.
TECH Regular
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 404
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From: Raleigh, NC
I think now there is no way to go but stainless or a good coating like jet hot. I have coated PS that are rusting and flaking bad. If you only drive the car on nice dry days those headers may last, but I have hand brushed all the rust and flaked off what I could and painted half the header. Wish now I would have just waited and spent the money for stainless like I probably will be doing at some point soon.
Coated, and then use something like POR high temp
to touch up any scrapes & flakes occasionally.
Some headers coat only the outside, which makes
them pretty but will let them burn from the inside
out (just like uncoated).
Someday when the price of stainless has bottomed
out I'll go stainless; for now, used Jet-Hots are on
the wall a-waitin'.
to touch up any scrapes & flakes occasionally.
Some headers coat only the outside, which makes
them pretty but will let them burn from the inside
out (just like uncoated).
Someday when the price of stainless has bottomed
out I'll go stainless; for now, used Jet-Hots are on
the wall a-waitin'.
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 533
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From: Tinley Park, IL
I have seen first hand what happens to headers that have been just painted or the coated ones for that matter. The non coated, just painted just rust away! It looks terrible and will not last you long if you are around alot of snow/salt. As far as coated, I had Flowtech's coated lt's and they did not rust, besides the welds, which may have been due to the fact that whatever they used to weld was not as good as stainless.