tech73x
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posted February 22, 2009 01:14 PM
Alienhead powder coating question
Hello, I just recently got a 08 14 and I am going to buy a alienhead for it. Question is, does the can unrivet so I can have my powdercoater coat the system? I would get it done from brocks but I have a good relation with my powder coater down the road from me. Plus, he is doing my wheels, mirro block offs, etc also. One more question if the members have time, I might be able to buy one used from a local rider, if so how do I go about getting the maps from brocks if I didnt buy it directly from one of their dealers? Thanks again for the help and you guys have an awesome forum here
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Shane661

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posted February 22, 2009 01:29 PM
I'm not sure that powdercoat will hold up on the cannister?
I had thought about doing my shortmeg, but I don't know that it can take the temps...
Shane
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tech73x
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posted February 22, 2009 03:01 PM
Well not so much powdercoating, but the high temp exhaust coating like performance coatings, hpc and airborn coatings do. It has a rating of 2000 degrees and we have used it on our turbo housings and exhaust for years. Thats why I was hopin that the alien head had rivets so you could pull out the baffle, etc so they could coat it. Thanks for your help so far
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dubious

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posted February 22, 2009 03:34 PM
I haven't seen the alien head up close, but on my dirt bikes I used to drill out the rivets and repack the silencer all of the time and rivet them back in.
Do to the shape of the alien head it might be more difficult, just make sure the packing doesn't get unraveled, I use to tape the packing just enough so it would stay tight around the core, and would just fit unside the housing. If you tape the packing as you pull the core out that will help when you put it back together.
If you supply the history (who you bought it off, and point of initial purchase) of the pipe to Brock, he will provide the maps he has. New or used doesn't matter.
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