Ceramic Coating Header

cwrobo

Location: Pasadena,Texas

Joined: 04/04/09

Posts: 20

Ceramic Coating Header
10/25/09 1:22 PM

Anyone ceramic coat there header to help reduce the temperature coming off the header? If so does it make that big of a deference in reducing the temperature rising toward the rider? Im just look for another way for this girl to run cooler.I already have Engine Ice and Muzzy Fan it helps some. Any imput would be appreciated.

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privateer

Location: [random forest]

Joined: 02/16/09

Posts: 3605

RE: Ceramic Coating Header
10/25/09 8:10 PM

Recommend you lurk a while, and read the existing posts, and use the Search feature.

Ceramic coatings have been covered in quite some detail, no need to repost it all again. :)

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Rook

Joined: 03/28/09

Posts: 20590

RE: Ceramic Coating Header
10/26/09 11:08 AM

I have a system that is ceramic coated and I'm going to start the install today. I doubt I will notice much dif at this time of year. with the weather we have now, even the stock header uncoated doesn't give off much heat. I hope I have some sort of idea how well it works before putting the bike away.

'08 MIDNIGHT SAPPHIRE BLUE Now Deceased

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willidx4

Joined: 03/17/09

Posts: 599

RE: Ceramic Coating Header
10/26/09 11:23 AM

That problem will never go away until you ditch the stock cans. Get rid of them first and I bet you won't have an issue with heat from the headers.

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Sharkey

Location:

Grass Valley, CA

Joined: 04/30/09

Posts: 465

RE: Ceramic Coating Header
10/26/09 4:14 PM

After ceramic coating you can touch the headders, just after turning off the engine, without burning your hand! That's pretty good evidence!
As privateer sez...I've made dozens of entries to praise the ceramic coating upgrade.

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redtrace

Location: Upstate NY

Joined: 02/18/09

Posts: 156

RE: Ceramic Coating Header
10/27/09 4:48 PM

Just follow the link...

http://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/messages.cfm?threadid=35F32C78-1372-66AE-3B0C180D3D11FB63&page=1#2

Oh, and definitely lose the stock cans. Way too hot with those cats in there!

NOTE: The '06 does not have a cat in the header. I think it was added for the '07 and up. Not sure how the coating will affect the cat. Might just block it up completely.

"Objects in mirror are in the passed"

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Rook

Joined: 03/28/09

Posts: 20590

RE: Ceramic Coating Header
10/27/09 9:57 PM

The cat in the header was added in 08 and 09 and have no doubt, 010. 06-07 has 1 cat in each muffler only.

Ceramic coating is like oil and tire threads. can there ever really be enough of those?

'08 MIDNIGHT SAPPHIRE BLUE Now Deceased

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