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MNBoxster · 07-24-2006, 01:07 PM

Hi,

There are lots of Header coatings on the Market, most famous is probably Jet-Hot. Many of these are aesthetic and that's why lots of people use them. But some are functional.

I had the Cast Iron Header on my Lotus Esprit ceramic coated specifically to reduce Engine Bay Temps. I used a company called Hi-Performance Coatings (www.hpcoatings.com) and used their HiPerCoatExtreme coating. This reduced the skin temp of the Header by 50°F and the Engine Bay Temps by 37°F (though I also did the Turbine Housing on the Turbo for the same reason). Their work was excellent, decent price, good warranty, and fast turnaround, I would recommend them.

They claim a slight HP increase due to greater EGT and increased Scavenge effect. I did several other mods at the same time, so I didn't have a proper baseline with which to measure this. My mods increased HP by 38HP in total, how much, if any, was due to the ceramic I cannot say, but maybe 1-2HP tops. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

07-24-2006, 01:07 PM	#2
MNBoxster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,308	Hi, There are lots of Header coatings on the Market, most famous is probably Jet-Hot. Many of these are aesthetic and that's why lots of people use them. But some are functional. I had the Cast Iron Header on my Lotus Esprit ceramic coated specifically to reduce Engine Bay Temps. I used a company called Hi-Performance Coatings (www.hpcoatings.com) and used their HiPerCoatExtreme coating. This reduced the skin temp of the Header by 50°F and the Engine Bay Temps by 37°F (though I also did the Turbine Housing on the Turbo for the same reason). Their work was excellent, decent price, good warranty, and fast turnaround, I would recommend them. They claim a slight HP increase due to greater EGT and increased Scavenge effect. I did several other mods at the same time, so I didn't have a proper baseline with which to measure this. My mods increased HP by 38HP in total, how much, if any, was due to the ceramic I cannot say, but maybe 1-2HP tops. Hope this helps... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 Last edited by MNBoxster; 07-24-2006 at 01:09 PM.