After that same minute the stainless headers were still 520 degrees.
Ceramic vs non ceramic headers.
On headers and exhaust piping the bends and curves where heat can concentrate at can thermally degrade the metal over time.
A high heat ceramic coating can provide protection keeping the heat internal to the system.
It is not a diy solution these exhaust parts are coated at the factory or sent.
The decision to purchase either one of them should be based on a careful judgment about your wants and needs.
Barely hot enough to boil water.
Ceramic coated headers ceramic coated exhaust parts this is a spray on finish that s infused with heat insulating ceramics.
By retaining heat in the housing you can get faster hole shots due to the turbos ability to spool faster.
Both ceramic coated headers and exhaust wraps improve horsepower so let s go over their pros and cons and see which one is best for you.
Gary spend the extra now you will and more with non coated besides you want the engine to look good rusty headers look like hell when you are trying to make to make it look good you would nt put on a rusty pair of rocker covers would you soooo spend it.
All the differences and similarities aside we have to say that both the ceramic and the radiant or infrared heater are unique in their own ways.
A set of ceramic headers on the same engine registered a mere 258 degrees.
The ceramic actually blocks alot of the heat if they are coated inside and out.
There are factors though that can help you determine which heater type best suits your needs.
So for a cool engine bay ceramic beats stainless by a long long shot.
Headers ceramic coating vs non.
I have a set of heddman coated on my engine.
Stainless will radiate more heat into the engine compartment than ceramic coated headers will.
Better yet talk to those who are in the business of applying hi tech thermal coatings and ask them about material thickness and the materials properties of what actually makes up a.
Also since the heat is staying inside the headers the exhaust gases will be hotter and will flow more remember as air cools it becomes more dense.
