Mild steel turbo header lifespan
 

I just got back from the shop that "was" going to coat my header and downpipe. The owner said he has been in the business for 18 years and didn't recomment wasting money coating mild steel turbo hot side parts. Stating I would be lucky even after coating for my stuff to last one month. WTF!!! I have one friend with a 03 F150 with flipped mani's and mild steel pipe and flange with a Turbonetics T-66. He's been driving it for almost 4 years now like that, His coating of choice was Tech-line coatings that he just cured on the vehicle, another buddy has a 00 Lightning with a set of Ebay shorties flipped with mild steel hot side painted high heat flat black running a large T4 Precision turbo with no problems to mention. We installed this setup spring of 07. I have already posted pics of my hotside but here they are again. Any input is greatly appreciated.

anyone????

It should be fine. Stock M/C headers are mild steel on the smaller bikes and they can go ten years plus no issues

Pipe bends look nice n' smooth, where did you get your piping and bends?

all the pipe is magnaflow mandrel bends, it is really nice stuff. I made an offer on performancepeddler.com's ebay store and got a hell of a deal for all of it.

Well aparently I need 15 posts to send you a PM so I guess you could call this post a bump or whatever. -Post up some more pics to this thread as it progresses

Not a problem. I guess I'm gonna coat the stuff myself. not sure if I want to order the Tech-line coating or the Por20.

Hey man do it your self...I have a friend That painted his PISTONS with the cerimic high heat paint..just the top and baked the piston and he is still running them in the car and has about 3,000 miles on them and they still look new...

Painted the piston, are you kidding me? He's got to be lying.

what the hell he painted the pistons?Your stuff looks nice though

If you read on VHT's site about their flameproof paint it states you can pait combustion chambers and piston tops??? the place where I get my machine work done uses the Tech-Line stuff to coat piston tops and bearings and stuff like that.

yes, swain tech does ceramic coated pistons... I wouldnt recommend doing it yourself though...

yup...got that same stuff and it works great...
yeah I would recomend you do it yourself as well

better to pay $8 to a shop like $100??

depends, do you want flecks of ultra hard ceramic ------- up your valves seats similar to how I take it out on your mom? Didnt think so.

Pay to have it done right, especially if its actually going inside the engine.

That thought would of never even crossed my mind. Looks sweet if you gotta replace the head gasket though !

I would just rather leave my pistons just metal... But +1 for the nice pipes!

dude ---- those chodes, mild steel will hold up fine you dont need to waste your money on ss, just because thier vaginas are hurting

DEI HEADER WRAP THAT SUCCA!

cant you just hih temp paint?