Ceramic Coated Headers
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Ceramic Coated Headers
I have been looking at the Clifford headers and was wondering if getting them coated is worth the money. How long would you expect them to last without the coating and are there any other advantages such as noise level etc?
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What engine will you be putting them on? I have a 78 F150 4x4 with the 300, and I had to bash a huge dent in the #1 header tube to clear the alternator, even after shaving down the bracket as far as I could (Clifford acknowledged this in the install sheet). I would think such "cold working" would trash the ceramic coating, so I'd get a commitment from Clifford first that the headers will fit your engine/vehicle without modificaiton.
--sean
PS-Clifford guarantees their headers for 3 years, so I would expect them to last 3 years plus 1 day without the ceramic coating
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What engine will you be putting them on? I have a 78 F150 4x4 with the 300, and I had to bash a huge dent in the #1 header tube to clear the alternator, even after shaving down the bracket as far as I could (Clifford acknowledged this in the install sheet). I would think such "cold working" would trash the ceramic coating, so I'd get a commitment from Clifford first that the headers will fit your engine/vehicle without modificaiton.
--sean
PS-Clifford guarantees their headers for 3 years, so I would expect them to last 3 years plus 1 day without the ceramic coating
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Ceramic Coated Headers
I bought a pair of "Street Rod" headers off Clifford, and had them drop-shipped from Clifford directly to Jet-Hot Coatings.
Bad move. I should have had them sent to me first so I could detail the crappy welds and die-grind the excess sheet metal and welding slag inside first, then send them to Jet-Hot.
Good stuff though--I'd definitely do it again; they look really nice and contain exhaust heat very well. An added bonus with the heat retention is emissions-related: the catlytic converter lights off faster, i.e., covering some "other" emissions-causing devices!
Eddie
Bad move. I should have had them sent to me first so I could detail the crappy welds and die-grind the excess sheet metal and welding slag inside first, then send them to Jet-Hot.
Good stuff though--I'd definitely do it again; they look really nice and contain exhaust heat very well. An added bonus with the heat retention is emissions-related: the catlytic converter lights off faster, i.e., covering some "other" emissions-causing devices!
Eddie
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