Just wanted to show off my new DP. I'll probably put it on on Friday. 
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Nice, so now it's going to dissapate more heat right?
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Dont think its gonna do anything accept keep in more heat... i.e. the heat stays within the coating on the metallic materials and will most likely be conducted forwards and backwards along the pipes... It will keep your oil pan from being heated up though.. but I'm wondering at what expense? And i also think that its only a matter of time before the coating cracks up due to the expansion of the internal pipe. BUT it does look drool worthy :
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Thanks. 
I went with Swain because it was the best value IMO. They have the thickest coating, with the highest temp rating (3000 deg F, pipe will melt first). They have been using their coating on headers and manifolds for years, so I'm not too worried about cracking, I've never heard of that problem either. The white color of the coating should radiate less heat than black too. The goal is to keep the pipe from heating the oil up, make the cat last longer and perform better, and reduce cabin temps in the summertime. The only expense,
, I can think of is the expense of the coating itself - $100 with shipping back to me!
I went with Swain because it was the best value IMO. They have the thickest coating, with the highest temp rating (3000 deg F, pipe will melt first). They have been using their coating on headers and manifolds for years, so I'm not too worried about cracking, I've never heard of that problem either. The white color of the coating should radiate less heat than black too. The goal is to keep the pipe from heating the oil up, make the cat last longer and perform better, and reduce cabin temps in the summertime. The only expense,
, I can think of is the expense of the coating itself - $100 with shipping back to me!
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$100 buck is a very good price including shipping. I know some vendors sell thermal wrapped downpipes and charge a little more than that for just wrapping it and of cours you pay shipping on top of that. Any idea if this works better than thermal wrapping? I ask because I thermal wrapped my own for only $40 but it was a little itchy.
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what else are you gonna get coated?
I was thinking about buying someone's stock manifold and coating it, or maybe an aftermarket header, and maybe that new lancershop o2 housing, possibly the turbo housing too. I like mods that give you power and keep your gas mileage up.what else are you gonna get coated?
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$100 buck is a very good price including shipping. I know some vendors sell thermal wrapped downpipes and charge a little more than that for just wrapping it and of cours you pay shipping on top of that. Any idea if this works better than thermal wrapping? I ask because I thermal wrapped my own for only $40 but it was a little itchy.
I think thermal wrapping is the best at preventing heat transfer, I guess I wanted to keep it a little fancy. Originally posted by MYEVOVIII
$100 buck is a very good price including shipping. I know some vendors sell thermal wrapped downpipes and charge a little more than that for just wrapping it and of cours you pay shipping on top of that. Any idea if this works better than thermal wrapping? I ask because I thermal wrapped my own for only $40 but it was a little itchy.
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Cool. I was planning on getting my whole exhaust coated and the manifold to keep the heat in and flowing. Whenever I do get an exhaust. 
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thermal wrap is the best solution if you don't want to spend too much $$$
it takes 5 min to complete and all you neeed is two or three clamps... (not necessary)
it takes 5 min to complete and all you neeed is two or three clamps... (not necessary)
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Swain Tech is the best. They offer excellent coatings for engine internals as well. Basically anything you can think of they will coat.