Exhaust Wrap Vs Ceramic Coating Vs Both

We received a question recently from a reader asking us the question of if he should have his headers hi temp coated or he should wrap them in a high temp exhaust wrap we thought this would be an excellent time to write an article explaining which one is.

Exhaust wrap vs ceramic coating vs both.

Flatirons tuning tech tip all about heat wrap ceramic coating and reflective heat tape if you are building your car to make power you are also going to. Should i coat or wrap my exhaust. Both moroso and dei recommend removing the headers to wrap them and you can see why just looking at these shorty headers. By georgiaz september 3 2003 in exhaust.

While you might think ceramic coated headers would provide the best protection against corrosion jeff explained ceramic coated mild steel and even stainless. Do make sure that the silicone is oxygen sensor safe if you run an o2 sensor though. Most ceramic coatings are applied to brand new exhausts for this reason. You could apply both for the maximum effect.

I also run hi temp ceramic coating on my exhaust manifold and on the shield under my inlet manifold. A ceramic coating and a wrap will dramatically increase the thermal insulation of the exhaust. Ending the debate of high temp coatings vs exhaust heat wrap. Ceramic coated vs header wrap.

Working on a bench is going to save you a lot of headaches. If the exhaust surface is poor then you will potentially suffer from peeling and flaking. The ceramic coating is applied evenly on both the inside and outside of the exhaust pipes preventing hot spots that can cause metal fatigue improves the laminar flow of your exhaust gasses prevents rust and corrosion of the ceramic coated parts.