Ceramic coating on DP?

[boltor]

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!

[LunchboxVRS]

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.

[bennjamin]

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

[ICEWOLF]

Most definetly worth it!!

Btw the Supercheap paint will burn off in 10 mins at best.

[bennjamin]

Most definetly worth it!!

Btw the Supercheap paint will burn off in 10 mins at best.

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.
But for heat reduction yes ceramic coating is worth it

[Lucas_R]

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

[parso_rex]

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

[Beer Baron]

the 42DD stuff looks really nice. I wonder if mk6 golf R dump fits a scirocco R? or if not, I hope they are going to make one. they have some really nice stuff at reasonable prices.

[Lucas_R]

the 42DD stuff looks really nice. I wonder if mk6 golf R dump fits a scirocco R? or if not, I hope they are going to make one. they have some really nice stuff at reasonable prices.

The Golf R specific dump pipe probably will fit the Scirocco R, but the Mk5 / Mk6 GTi ones will definetly fit. Speak to Greg at Carformance if your interested and he will sort you out.

Make sure to get the resonated version if you go with the 42DD pipe, because the dump pipes sound like rubbish without one.

[parso_rex]

I don't like these due to the overly large radius of the bend on these which causes clearance issues with the shift cables. Seen it twice now. very heavy too but to be fair its a good price and it seems to work well