GhostRider02GT

I have BBK LT ceramic coated headers. Installed them last winter and they are rusting. Isnt the ceramic coating supposed to prevent that?? They are rusting where the evaporator or drier for the AC drips on to the pass header and runs down the tubes. They are starting to rust heavily and I just noticed this just now. Is this normal or do I have a problem?? I dont feel like spending 1200 on Kooks stainless custom headers....

racer02GTstang

mine are rusted alittle too... but they have been on my car for 3 years. they are the bbk ceramics.

GhostRider02GT

but isnt one of the points of getting the ceramic coated is so they dont rust?

mustang02racing

i believe the coating is more for the heat of the pipes

GhostRider02GT

bummer, BBK's website said nothing of rust protection

ponyman1969

i've got ford racing headers and they are rusting too. i think its because everything is made cheap nowadays.

cliffyk

The ceramic coating is primarily there to keep heat in the header, hotter exhaust gasses flow faster than coller gasses. There is some corrosion protection advantage, but that's not the real reason for ceramic coatings. [/align][/align]I've seen some ceramic coatings that did a great job of insulating the header but would flake off on you hands during installtion; I've seen others that were no more than a coat of that "ceramic" rattle can paint the sell at your FLAPS...[/align]

ponyman1969

hey ghostrider your sig. is bad a**. i spent like three hours makin a new one an it sucks compaired to yours.

GhostRider02GT

Well I always beleived in you get what you pay for and this just emphasizes it more. Kooks will the next set I install....stainless steel

GhostRider02GT

ponyman thanks, either go to the chop shop and post up HIGH quality pics and they can make you one, or PM cobrastang16 and he can you one