So i was looking at headers..
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So i was looking at headers..
I was just searching around feeling out some prices for differnt parts for my new toy (78 bronco) and I came across painted headers, thermal coated headers, and ceramic coated headers with prices of 150, 265, and 400 respectively. Now they are all from the same company, just different coatings and flangesizes/gauges(hedman headers). I was just wondering what the big differences between thermal coating and ceramic coating are?
I live in the rustbelt so I want to get a quality header I won't have to worry about replacing in two years because of salt, and it needs to stand up to abust offroading, the most expensive one has a 1/4 inch flange and 16gauge steel, with the next one (thermal caoted) having 3/8inch flange and 14 gauge steel. It almost seems like the 265 is a better deal, I'm just not sure on what thermal coating is.
Now that I think about it 1/4inch flange on a 400 dollar header is a bit of a rip off, eh?
thanks,
Paul
I live in the rustbelt so I want to get a quality header I won't have to worry about replacing in two years because of salt, and it needs to stand up to abust offroading, the most expensive one has a 1/4 inch flange and 16gauge steel, with the next one (thermal caoted) having 3/8inch flange and 14 gauge steel. It almost seems like the 265 is a better deal, I'm just not sure on what thermal coating is.
Now that I think about it 1/4inch flange on a 400 dollar header is a bit of a rip off, eh?
thanks,
Paul
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well, ceramic is a clay. Thermal could be anything from high temperature paint to a surface that helps move heat out. If you can afford it, go ceramic. And yes, it's expensive to get them coated in ceramic after you buy them, IF you can find somebody.
Ryan
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