Header coatings - Part Two

[Chad Rhodes]

Or you could have sent them to NitroPlate. They not only have an outstanding product, and great customer service, they also support class racing. In an era where less companies are really supporting class racing, I'd go out of my way to support those who support us, but thats just me

[rallye bob]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Or you could have sent them to NitroPlate. They not only have an outstanding product, and great customer service, they also support class racing. In an era where less companies are really supporting class racing, I'd go out of my way to support those who support us, but thats just me

I agree..........

[Jeff Lee]

When I post something about a good experience & product (torque plate I posted about recently as an example) along with an easy reference website, it gets deleted by the admin.

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

When I post something about a good experience & product (torque plate I posted about recently as an example) along with an easy reference website, it gets deleted by the admin.

Ken just doesn't like you Jeff. LOL

[Jeff Lee]

Ya think?

[Jim Kaekel]

Here's my .02. Like everyone else, I had to buy new headers every five years or so due to rust. I got them coated every other year to try to keep them in good shape. By the time I took my mild steel custom headers ($800.00) and had them coated twice over the course of their lifetime, I realized I could have bought a set of stainless headers and be done with it. I've run the same set of stainless headers the last 5 years or so and they still look like new and do not need coating at all. To soften the initial hit, I just bought a set of custom stainless headers, less collectors, and used my mild steel headers for a season. The following year, I purchased a set of stainless collectors.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by A56

The use of mild steel these days is pretty much coming to an end in the header industry. I get many customers that have old tired rusted headers that I end up just replacing with stainless ones. In the long run, like Jim said, it just dosent make sense to use mild steel anymore on headers. I have to admit that stainless headers are pricey, but once you've had a pair of nice quality stainless headers you'll understand that there worth the extra money, and you'll have a header that will last a lifetime which you'll never have to coat. Ive been building headers for high HP applications for well over 10 years and have never found a company that can keep the coating from burning off the inside of the primary tubes, with the amount of heat a high HP engine makes im just not sure its possible. In addition once a set have headers have been coated there really hard to repair or modify, the coating makes a mess of things when you try and weld even after you've carefully ground it off.

Mark Lelchook
#704 E/SA

Call Kevin at NitroPlate, I'm sure he's up for that challenge