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What's the view on whether its a good thing to ceramic coat a DP - if it was $150 extra on top of the DP, is it worth it to make the engine bay area cooler (presumably)?
thanks for any advice!
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I think so. Had the extractors done on my v8 way back when. I lived in Sydney and in summer the temp would get to a point I would nearly have to stop. Got them coated and never had that problem again. Also did my Subaru and it reduced heat soak back into the turbo in heavy traffic.
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Don't bother IMO
Just grab it bare , go to super cheap auto or parts shop amdmvuymsome high temp paint. Spray it yourself for $20 or so
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Most definetly worth it!!
Btw the Supercheap paint will burn off in 10 mins at best.
Last edited by ICEWOLF; 22-01-2013 at 07:55 PM.
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It's high temp paint - made for the application. Prepped properly it should last ages - my dp is about 6000kms and clear and chip / flake free - for the purpose of sealing an mild steel exhaust its fine.Originally Posted by ICEWOLF
But for heat reduction yes ceramic coating is worth it
Last edited by bennjamin; 22-01-2013 at 08:13 PM.
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Definetly yes - both my P3 gauge and my VCDS logs show that the exhaust temp is cooler both during normal driving and high RPM runs with the dump pipe coated vs when it wasn't coated.
Click here for some pics of my coated 42DD dump pipe: http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ad.php?t=70741
I got it coated by a place called ProCoat on the Central Coast for $220
Last edited by Lucas_R; 22-01-2013 at 08:26 PM.
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Better still why not buy the Turbo XS Golf R one already Cerakoted for $999
Your engine bay will thank you for the heat reduction and if you go a bigger turbo expect a slight spool improvement too
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Ages? In another 6000 u'll wish u'd had it HPC'd. Now your up for time/labour, gaskets and ofcourse the surcharge for 'used' parts to be coated on top of your $150.
Anyways I had a few exhausts coated from new and a couple without. A quality performance coating is an excellent investment
Last edited by ICEWOLF; 23-01-2013 at 08:21 AM.
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+1 on HPC. makes a huge difference for temperatures in the engine bay
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There's a difference between 3-5 degrees with Coated or not, I think for the money that it cost is worth it,
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