Ceramic pipe coating

[BeeCanBanshee]

Not sure how it holds up. I got a new set of pipes and so I refinished my fmfs and sold them. They looked amazing. I also don't ride in sand so it should hold up fine. I used the 500 deg. Engine enamel paint. I sand blasted the pipes first the painted.

[Jgspahn]

im worried about performance.. I dont want my shit to blow up after all the hard work and CA$H ive put into it.. But if that grill paint holds up it could be an option. I dont ride in sand either.. mud and dirt and what not.

[Jgspahn]

How hot do pipes get?

[BeeCanBanshee]

Not sure. Are you pipes in crappy condtion appearance wise? If so its worth a shot to use the engine enamel and se how it holds up.

[RagunCajun]

I did a high temp power coating on my yz250's pipe. ill be doing the same on my banshee. It's got CPI's in not so new shape and im not getting them chromed.

[Nightmare]

Fuck it, I'm just going to leave my pipes raw.

[Jgspahn]

What do you guys think about this opinion...

 

 

 

Most pipe coatings work very well at separation. Separating you from some cash.

Peak rpm is tied to pipe length not temp.

Coated pipes and stainless take LONGER to get the pipe to temp that's why it raises the rpm peak by a few 100 rpm.Pipes painted black will come into phase earlier than clear coated or polished

Pipe waves have 3 components pressure, sound and particle all moving at different speeds and the pressure wave is what everyone is most interested in.It is impossible to accelerate or amplify a pressure wave as it is strongest and fastest as it comes out of the exhaust duct.The pipe dimension work to assist the wave (either depression or peak)coincide with the engine at the correct phase in the cycle.

 

 

 

The guy I was gonna have coat them said he hadnt heard of the coating causing problems, but would ask around with some of the people he does business with and get back to me. He also wanted me to send him the link to this post. It sounds like he is doing some research also, which I really appreciate. I wish I knew enough to make this decision on my own, but i dont. Anybody else feel qualified to throw in 2cents?

[Jgspahn]

Well... I dropped my pipes off yesterday to have them ceramic coated.. here goes nothing...

[apeik]

i did the satin black 1100 degree bbq paint on some fmf's a while back, they actually came out really nice, not dull, but not glossy.  They held up ok for about a season, but at that point the heat near where the pipes come out of the motor and curve basically burned off somewhat.  If you dont mind pulling them off, sanding a little and spraying them it's cheap and easy. 

This was after a season when i sold them.

[trickedcarbine]

Fuck it, I'm just going to leave my pipes raw.

Raw pipes are tuff! And shiny if you're not lazy.

[Jgspahn]

Well.. .I went ahead and had it done. I just picked them up. Got it all done for 90 bucks. Sorry for shitty pictures they were taken inside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pics dont do them justice, and my grubby finger prints show really bad too. They look great., now I only hope they hold up and perform.

Edited August 29, 2013 by Jgspahn

[Coupelx]

Mine are powdercoated gloss black. Seems to do fine.

 

As far as performance 99% of people will never notice.

[SemperChaos]

On 8/23/2013 at 10:48 AM, trickedcarbine said:

Raw pipes are tuff! And shiny if you're not lazy.

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/trickedcarbine/D35C9DD4-C1B0-4A61-AA3E-9ECE2D669538-194-000000345F819F13.jpg

What kind of fatty pipes are those?

[fastbanshee8]

13 hours ago, SemperChaos said:

What kind of fatty pipes are those?

Looks like Rockets.

[trickedcarbine]

On 7/8/2022 at 12:37 AM, SemperChaos said:

What kind of fatty pipes are those?

Those were Rockets.