Ceramic coating on manifolds

[jimwilly80]

Hi Everyone,
Im thinking of getting Camcoats to ceramic coat my manifolds for my williams (was going to use Zyrotec but very expensive). Has anyone ever done this and had any experience with Camcoat or had theres ceramic coated its meant to bring down engine bay temp down by 30%
ive been quoted £110 plus VAT which i thought was quite reasonable
Let me know your thoughts?
Cheers James

[MatBrown]

I also thought about it but never got round to it.

[Wobba]

That's very reasonable.

I got quoted silly money to get this done last time.

Normally the reserve of very high end performance and track cars.

[Purple]

Hi,
My first post in years :-)

That's about what I paid for mine many years ago. I measured, with a thermocouple at the bonnet vent, only a few degrees temperature drop before and after the job. Nothing to get excited about performance-wise, but the coating also keeps my manifold in good nick (coming 17 years now), so I would say 110 gbp should be well worth it.

Insulation wraps are the way to go if you really want to keep all the heat inside the pipes. But I heard stories about premature exhaust failures, so I never tried wraps.

[Wobba]

Hi,
My first post in years :-)

That's about what I paid for mine many years ago. I measured, with a thermocouple at the bonnet vent, only a few degrees temperature drop before and after the job. Nothing to get excited about performance-wise, but the coating also keeps my manifold in good nick (coming 17 years now), so I would say 110 gbp should be well worth it.

Insulation wraps are the way to go if you really want to keep all the heat inside the pipes. But I heard stories about premature exhaust failures, so I never tried wraps.

Welcome back :)

Manifold wrapping is fine but eventually it will start to fall off etc, and it's grubby stuff.

[Purple]

Not quite back. Just the annual hassle of subscription renewal with northy.

[Willbee]

That is impressive. I remember a ceramic coated manifold being a very expensive option on the Radical. I was always amazed that you could actually touch it when fully up to temperature.

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[summeh]

well maifold wrap will cost you at least 30quid inc all the ties and what not... so only 80quid more, might give it a try myself... wouldnt use wrap again as my supersprint keeps cracking when wrapped.

[Purple]

BTW, does 110 gbp include cleaning the manifold prior to the coating? I had mine sandblasted first.
If sandblasting is included in the price, I can see a queue forming up behind you already :-)

Cleaning the surfaces is important. Don't skimp on that, if you have to pay extra that is.

[jimwilly80]

hi
yeh that includes cleaning etc and could pay another 30/40 then you can have the internal part of the manifold done as well, maybe if anyone wante dit doen we could put them in together and get a discount any one interested?cheers james

[Lunner]

Had my supersprint wrapped for a good few years now, secured it using jubilee clips, only just starting now to come loose. Once wrapped i sprayed mine with a couple of cants worth of VHT(very high temp) paint, seems to keep the wrap together a wee bit better

[jimwilly80]

dropping in my manifold into cam coat next week so removinbg it this weekend, gonna be around £110 posted and gonna do my down pipe as well. was thinking of wrapping but for £110 seems very reasonable to me. cheers

[Nibs83]

I just got a price yesterday from these guys. Just for the manifold to be done to racespec ceramic black I.was quoted 180 plus vat.

[jimwilly80]

they quoted me £110 plus vat for a ceramic coat on the outside in matt black, depends on what finish you want , so 180 is prob about right if you want a silver colour

[Nibs83]

Had a chat with the owner today, here is a image of the chromed style ceramic coating they offer for manifolds, price is 198 plus vat.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f62/bsd1608/P3310002.jpg


they quoted me £110 plus vat for a ceramic coat on the outside in matt black, depends on what finish you want , so 180 is prob about right if you want a silver colour

[jimwilly80]

looks good, i just want the ceramic coat in black for the £110, im not to fused on the chrome although it does look great