How Long Will Coated Pacesetters Last?

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Dec 28, 2006 | 12:17 PM

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How Long Will Coated Pacesetters Last?

JUST WONDERING HOW LONG THE COATING ON THE PACESETTERS WILL LAST?....I DONT DRIVE IT IN THE WINTERS SO THEY WOULD NOT SEE ANY SALT,JUST DIDNT KNOW HOW LONG THE HEAT TAKES TO BREAK THE COATING DOWN.....OR IS STAINLESS IN A DIFF BRAND THE WAY TO GO THANKS

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Dec 28, 2006 | 12:28 PM

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Dec 28, 2006 | 12:32 PM

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about two years and then the road debris ate the coating off the headers near the collector, basically any part that was lower then the plastic air dam on the frame.

Dec 28, 2006 | 12:37 PM

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Only 2 Years That Kinda Sucks

Dec 28, 2006 | 12:45 PM

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Ive had mine 2yrs and i drive it all the time even in the snow and they still look brand new.

Dec 28, 2006 | 12:53 PM

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Is your question how long the coating will last, or how long the headers will last? You may lose the coating in lower areas in a year or two, but the headers will last a long, long, time after that.

Dec 28, 2006 | 02:32 PM

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I remember a few guys on here saying they have had theirs for quite a few years w/o any leaks or problems at all.

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Dec 28, 2006 | 02:58 PM

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depends on where you live and how much you drive it.

if it never sees snow, not much rain, and is usually garaged - i could see them lasting a very very long time.

Dec 28, 2006 | 03:32 PM

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Sounds Good, Im In Ohio.....always In Garage Never Snow And Hardly Even Rain...........thanks All

Dec 31, 2006 | 11:06 PM

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hopefully they will last a long time because i am going to be buying coated pacesetters and i am still driving my car as a daily driver

Dec 31, 2006 | 11:09 PM

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You should just forget the coating. Paint it with POR15 High intensity. Save yourself the money.

Dec 31, 2006 | 11:26 PM

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Had about two years on mine with some rain driving. They still looked awesome, they had some minor surface rust which a little WD-40 got off easily.

Jan 1, 2007 | 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by brejcha

You should just forget the coating. Paint it with POR15 High intensity. Save yourself the money.

Have you done this? I want to save the money and buy the non coated Pace Setters but am having a hard time accepting the POR 15 High Intensity can stand up to the extreme temperature. If it is working for you then I'll spend $280 + the POR 15 instead of $425 for coated.

Jan 1, 2007 | 12:51 AM

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thats a very interesting concept...i used por15 on a brushguard i built for my f250...that **** would stand up to me hitting a sledgehammer against it and wouldn't scratch when running over brush and stuff just for ***** and giggles

Jan 1, 2007 | 01:17 AM

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I have not tried it but I was going to. If you are going to be driving in rain snow and what not the coating is not worth the extra money

Jan 1, 2007 | 01:36 AM

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One other thing about the coating though is that it reduces under-hood temperatures significantly. I wonder if the POR15 HI treatment can act as an insulator.