zx14dreamin
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posted July 20, 2010 06:17 AM
Jet Hot
Was cleaning my bike last night and noticed the headers are starting to get a little rust on them. I know Jet Hot coatings would solves this, would there be any draw back to having them coated?
  
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LAB3
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posted July 20, 2010 06:34 AM
Just the cost. If you have this done have them coat the inside too.
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zx14dreamin
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posted July 20, 2010 06:44 AM
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Just the cost. If you have this done have them coat the inside too.
Louis
Really? The inside to? whats the advantage of that, and I have not looked into the cost, do you have a ballpark figure?
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CrotchRocket
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posted July 20, 2010 06:47 AM
Too bad the pipe manufacturers dont polish the inside of the header too!!!
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LAB3
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posted July 20, 2010 06:52 AM
 Edited By: LAB3 on 20 Jul 2010 14:55
Rust from the inside too. I have no idea what the cost for one header is. I use to work at a motorcycle exhaust Mfg. and we used Jet Hot. There several other companies that do this too.
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BrooklynNYZX12
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posted July 20, 2010 03:41 PM
Jet Hot did my ZX-12R Muzzy header 6 years ago,still looks great.
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eklipse636
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posted July 20, 2010 04:12 PM
My headers are the same way, is there any other fix?
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eklipse636
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posted July 20, 2010 05:30 PM
I have debated on wrapping my headers in the wrap, mainly to help withthe looks and heat, but if I decide to take the wrap off later will it stain the pipe?
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bigdtd
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posted July 21, 2010 07:01 AM
they will still rust with the jet hot just not as fast, i got my camaro headers done, now on the second set....
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Hellmutt
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posted July 21, 2010 08:05 AM
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I have debated on wrapping my headers in the wrap, mainly to help withthe looks and heat, but if I decide to take the wrap off later will it stain the pipe?
Haven't wrapped my 14's header yet, but had an old Yamaha track bike that I'd wrapped up and it does help with heat transfer away from the engine, but as far as stain or rusting - I'm not sure -- never took it off before selling her.........one would think that the wrapping would still allow moisture to penetrate on the pipes, but the less you ride the more chance there is for condensation to pool up on the inside of the header -- which would make sense that the header could "sweat" through the wrapping, from the inside out, in the right conditions.
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Georgia14
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posted July 21, 2010 10:52 AM
does the jet hot make the bike run cooler? this summer mines getting hotter than normal sitting in traffic.
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Hellmutt
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posted July 22, 2010 05:02 AM
Edited By: Hellmutt on 22 Jul 2010 13:03
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does the jet hot make the bike run cooler? this summer mines getting hotter than normal sitting in traffic.
check out this thread for that......
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=27&TID=56371&set_time=
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sweetfa65
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posted July 22, 2010 03:44 PM
Edited By: sweetfa65 on 22 Jul 2010 23:45
Best thing I ever did was to get the headers ceramic coated. I got mine done in silver. Keeps the heat down and 1 and a half years later they still look polished.
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LAB3
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posted July 22, 2010 03:51 PM
Great Looking 14........ Super Clean............... looks like mine :-) who did the coating and cost???
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eklipse636
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posted July 22, 2010 04:15 PM
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Great Looking 14........ Super Clean............... looks like mine :-) who did the coating and cost???
Louis
+1
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Hellmutt
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posted July 23, 2010 07:40 AM
That's a sweet ride.........per your list, looks like a good sport touring setup -- how do ya like that Ventura rack?
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laverda1200
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posted July 23, 2010 02:46 PM
Edited By: laverda1200 on 23 Jul 2010 22:50
I have been getting bike and car headers ceramic coated for about 15 years now, works great.
you have various colour choices, but you also have to consider the temperature protection level of each colour. I have a couple of sets of header pipes done in that silver/chrome, looks great, runs cool.
however, my ZX 14 throws off so much bloody heat in hot weather I had the stock header titanium ceramic coated, just the outside because of the catalytic convertor in the header of the 08/09 bikes. The titanium ceramic coat is not exactly a fashion stattement, it is kind of an olive greenish colour, but it holds up to heat to about 1,900 degree F and is a great thermal barrier. When I reinstalled the coated header on the bike and took it for a ride, the heat blast from the motor was hugely reduced, and you can literally briefly touch the titanium ceramic coated header pipes of a running ZX 14 motor with your bare hand without burning yourself.
also supposedly speeds up exhaust flow by containg the exhaust heat in the pipe.
subsequently I also heat tape wrapped the header in black heat tape, just didn't like looking at the funky olive colour of the titanium ceramic coat....
lots of companies besides Jet Coat do ceramic coating. I had mine done in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at Top Gun Coatings, they did a great job, was about $120 for titanium ceramic coating the outside of a stock Zx 14 header..
Paul
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gilberjj
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posted July 23, 2010 04:58 PM
Edited By: gilberjj on 24 Jul 2010 00:59
My old Muzzy m10 system had a ceramic coating on the headers. It noticeably reduced heat onto my legs.
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eklipse636
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posted July 23, 2010 07:04 PM
$120 is not a bad price.. If I could find it done for that around here somewhere..
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