BigAl's04 Special needs member. Bronze Donating Members 690 Member For: 14y 4m Gender: Male Location: gold coast Posted 01/01/13 08:11 AM Share Posted 01/01/13 08:11 AM I would have thought cooler under bonnet temps = improved performance?I'm off to find Impellor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron02 Member 164 Member For: 12y 27d Posted 01/01/13 08:43 AM Author Share Posted 01/01/13 08:43 AM Yes BigAl, it would seem logical that the reduction in under bonnet temps would reduce heatsoak into the intake pipes. I'm guessing that the intake side of the turbo would be a fair bit cooler too since it is in such close proximity to the headers and turbo exhaust housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_crisp Donating Members 259 Member For: 13y 10m Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 02/01/13 01:40 AM Share Posted 02/01/13 01:40 AM (edited) it will be shinier also.girls like shiny things Edited 02/01/13 01:41 AM by M_crisp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron02 Member 164 Member For: 12y 27d Posted 06/01/13 11:34 AM Author Share Posted 06/01/13 11:34 AM LOL M_CrispUnfortunately the Turbo Coat from HPC only comes in black. So the girls wont be impressed. Maybe I could paint the car pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron02 Member 164 Member For: 12y 27d Posted 14/01/13 07:10 AM Author Share Posted 14/01/13 07:10 AM (edited) Fixed! Yeah ment. Can't, felt like it spooled quicker via the butt dyno.Hi RalphyI phoned HPC today to get a quote. Wanted $385 for turbo housing exterior only, $385 for exhaust manifold exterior only, both in turbo coat. Said they would not coat inside of turbo or manifold incase it flaked off and jammed the turbine. He also said that the dump would not need turbo coat as it didnt get as hot and I could use the normal exhaust coat at $15 per foot. So I can get the standard dump done inside and out for about $20.Did you say you had the turbo inside coated? Can you tell me where. Also how much did it all cost you. The turbo coat seems excessive although it does sound difficult to apply. He said they have to oxy torch it on.It all seemed a bit weird to me because when I look at the Garrett web site then offer their turbos ceramic coated and it seems like they are talking about the inside as well? Edited 14/01/13 07:12 AM by Cameron02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/01/13 07:53 AM Share Posted 14/01/13 07:53 AM outside only is coated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron02 Member 164 Member For: 12y 27d Posted 14/01/13 09:00 AM Author Share Posted 14/01/13 09:00 AM Ok thanks, is your HPC or another brand and are the prices comparable with what you paid?I have the HPC coat on my XR8 motor and it works great but this turbo coat seems to be very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 19y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 14/01/13 09:07 AM Share Posted 14/01/13 09:07 AM cicceramic.com.au did the inside of my turbine housing and manifold (and outside obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron02 Member 164 Member For: 12y 27d Posted 14/01/13 11:16 AM Author Share Posted 14/01/13 11:16 AM OK cool, so is it in a running? Nothing blown up Are you happy with the quality of the job? Are the under bonet temps noticeible lower?While I'm here, what do people think of ceramic coating any under bonnet alloy intercooler pipes. I notice they get pretty darn hot but I'm not sure weather coating them (Outside only) would have a positive or negative effect. ie. it would help prevent heat soak from under bonnet, but would it also mean that any heat in the pipes can now only escape into the inside air flow? Pretty sure it would be an overall positive effect but would be good if somebody knew for sure. My head exploades when I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relentless xr6 Member 363 Member For: 14y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/01/13 10:10 AM Share Posted 22/01/13 10:10 AM I'm no expert in ceramic coat but IMO its job is to keep temp in the exhaust housing and not to let the temperature out I may be totally wrong so with this theory your intake pipes will be trapping heat and not releasing it. Meaning longer heat soak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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