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Title: new exhaust question Post by wrd17 on 05/10/09 at 23:40:43 is it plausible to get an exhaust shop to make me a new header and exhaust in one piece (or not necessarily one piece). Or will i have to order a new header and get an exhaust separate? Also, can i paint the header or powder coat it and expect it to hold up? |
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Title: Re: new exhaust question Post by marshall13 on 05/10/09 at 23:53:52 so long as the flange at the top is right, you can have a shop make any kind of pipe you like... a 1 piece might be a little awkward to handle for install, and require a modification of the instructions to install or remove, but otherwise perfectly ok solution... edit: if a local shop has one of those "bend to model" computer rigs, you can mock up your pipe from chunks and elbows, and then have them duplicate the profile... |
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Title: Re: new exhaust question Post by marshall13 on 05/11/09 at 00:04:02 oh, and on powdercoating or painting... chrome dislikes holding paint, powdercoat, or any other coating... i worked 2 years at a powdercoat shop, and saw my boss mess up alot of exhaust systems... if you want to paint a stock headpipe, get one in good shape, take it to a plating shop, and have them deplate it.... the steel is a much better substrate for any high-temp coating.... spraying a coat of the paint on the inside of the top of the headpipe will go a long way towards making the paint last... it "cokes" and insulates the top of the pipe.... same trick lessens bluing up on chrome or stainless pipes... |
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Title: Re: new exhaust question Post by PTRider on 05/11/09 at 07:50:48 The only coating for that heat is JET-HOT or another of the header coating outfits. You certainly do not want anything inside the pipe that is not smooth; hindering exhaust gas flow is bad. Jet-Hot has a new ChromeShield coating, if one is willing to send their pipe to the North Carolina facility. http://www.jet-hot.com/chromeshield.html If anyone contacts Jet-Hot about this, please post all the details. http://www.jet-hot.com/jhpics/chromeshieldbkg.gif |
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