ugly exhaust manifolds

[cat97628]

I will be starting a new project to dress my engine bay was wondering what has been done to adress the ugly rusty exhaust manifolds. I will be putting on a powder coated valve cover and intake manifold along with new wires and exhaust manifold gaskets. i will also be detailing the hell out of the engine bay and should have just about everything addressed except for the exhaust manifolds. I was thinking about ceramic coating them but i have heard that is expensive. I have ran across POR 20 which is good up to 1400 degrees and comes in aluminum and grey. They also have a black which is good up to 1200 degrees. Has anyone used these products? Are there other products on the market that can be used?

[Naplm00]

I blasted mine with aluminum oxide and then tack ragged.

Painted them with VHT black...6 months later they are flaking; This was on a F150.



Either buy headers or learn to live

[GotCone?]

take them in to get ceramic coated

[dannyg]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=159881

:up:

[nando]

ceramic coating FTW

[cat97628]

so for those that have done ceramic has the color changed at all? Also rough idea of the cost?

[dannyg]

so for those that have done ceramic has the color changed at all? Also rough idea of the cost?

Jet hot did mine for $165. They won't change color either.

[nando]

so for those that have done ceramic has the color changed at all? Also rough idea of the cost?

not so far

it depends on how big your manifolds are, a stock manifold will be about $160ish, mid length headers $180, long tubes $200+

the best part is, shut your car off hot, 5 minutes later you can touch the headers with your bare hands. Still hot, but try that without ceramic coating and you'll have a 3rd degree burn!

[Naplm00]

seem like alot of dough for stylizing a stock piece

[almostM]

But you could do fast header swaps at the track

[nando]

seem like alot of dough for stylizing a stock piece

well your other choices are rust or flaking off spray paint.

[87-325ic]

for that money you should think about getting some cheap headers. they look much better. and when your exhaust manifold is rusted through, they actually provide a bit of a gain.

[cat97628]

the car is an auto so headers are not easy to come by and this is really just an appearance thing not meant for performance. I would agree it is pricey but if i am going to dress the rest of the bay another 160 to get rid of the ugly rusty manifolds will be worth it.

[cat97628]

this is what i am looking to do but in black.

[dannyg]

Call jet hot and see what they say. I got the chrome because that was their standard coating, might be a little bit more for black, but they'll do a great job.