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Ceramic coating vs heat wrap turbo.
Despite the wild claims of some manufacturers and installers a ceramic coating does not eliminate the risk of rock chips scratches swirl marks and water spots.
The more energy heat you can keep in the turbo exhaust header the more energy you will have to spin the turbo up.
Diy ceramic coating turbo and manifold vht flameproof exhaust coating.
On large turbo set ups owners have reported an increase in spool by wrapping or coating the manifold and the turbo turbine housing.
On a dyno it is easy to see the importance of heat retention.
Heat wrap thoughts.
I m going to remove my.
In other words ceramic coated headers look and function the same on mile one as they do on mile 300 000.
A ceramic coating does not have that ability.
A ceramic header coating also provides protection against the corrosive materials in the exhaust.
However ceramic coatings do have their strength particularly in terms of the hydrophobic surface they create.
Once they cool they loose velocity and velocity equals torque.
Ceramic coatings and header wraps are a sure way to add horsepower and a performance attitude to your motor.
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Coating your headers in ceramic improves their heat resistance and keeps them from being tarnished or damaged by the heat.
Wednesday 24th june 2015.
All about heat wrap ceramic coating and reflective heat tape duration.