Header coatings - Who is best ?

[Kevin Cradduck]

Metallic/Ceramic coatings both reflect and dissipate heat. Coating the inside of a header (steel or stainless), will significantly improve scavenging by moving the heat out of the exhaust port and away from the cylinder head more quickly. Coating the outside helps dissipate heat from the header surface.

Alan is absolutely correct about the dyno results. The performance gain isn't huge but it is real and it is very repeatable. The gain is achieved by improved scavenging, thereby enabling (requiring) additional fuel to be put into the motor.

And.....coated headers look way cool!

[Dave Casey]

I like Central Connecticut Coatings, East Hartford,CT 860 528 8281

Excellant and long lasting

Supports our stock/superstock assoc.(ASRA)

Nice people

[Ed Fernandez]

Jack,FWIW I had Air Born do mine in 1999 and they still looksuper.The only area that is
getting rusted looking is where the tubes go into the collectors.Other wise they are good.
They were in Ct.then.Now I see they are in N.C.They did the headers,collector and pipe extensions and 8 special spacers to mount the header with the stock intake.It cost me
around $200 then.Today they charge around $300 for V-8 comp headers.

[njk53]

Jack are the headers new? If they are check with your header manufacturer first. Stahl Headers will not warrant their headers if they are ceramic coated. If there is no problem with header warranty, Nitro Plate seems to be a favorite of Class Racer members.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by njk53

Jack are the headers new? If they are check with your header manufacturer first. Stahl Headers will not warrant their headers if they are ceramic coated. If there is no problem with header warranty, Nitro Plate seems to be a favorite of Class Racer members.

Jere is a friend of mine. He only requires that you pay to have the headers stripped if you need them repaired, he will not strip them, and they cannot be welded with the coating on. We have Stahl headers on the car. He tells customers that if the headers are coated, send them to be stripped, then send them to him. NitroPlate will strip your headers and send them to Jere, and re-coat them after Jere repairs them. Considering what it takes to remove the coating, Jere would have to have a hazmat setup at his shop, the cost and hassle would not be cost effective. And NitroPlate coating does not seem to have harmed our Stahl headers.

[Dave Ribeiro]

Jack,


Nitro-plate is the best by far & back their work for years later .....
Kevin, is a fellow racer who has been helping racers for years ...
Great to deal with & very quick turn-around .... Several types of coatings to choose from and has a huge OEM / Marine business .....
Call Kevin, you won't be Sorry ..................

[nickh]

NitroPlate all the way great folks, price and service.

[vic guilmino]

jack a place outside of baltimore, md

[Dave Casey]

Central ct is the old Airborn. The company expanded to both locations(ct and nc) and then the company spit to 2 seperate co's. NC kept the Airborn name .Gene is the same person who has always run the CT location and he is good to deal with.

[Mark Markow]

jack dave is right . gene is great to deal with . he started with hpc/ then airborne/ now he he's on his own with central ct coatings. ive been dealing with him the entire time, probly around 20 years or so. and never a complaint. he also does all my powder coating . he's close to my shop if you need anything from him.

Originally Posted by Dave Casey

Central ct is the old Airborn. The company expanded to both locations(ct and nc) and then the company spit to 2 seperate co's. NC kept the Airborn name .Gene is the same person who has always run the CT location and he is good to deal with.