Ceramic coating in DC area?

[Slide Panda]

It keeps the external temps of the header pipes a good bit cooler. Though ymmv Jet Hott claims a temp drop of 35%. Though there's a lot of speculation on the point, it's said that it'll also make a bit more power as well due to better exhaust scavenging. Last, most of the coatings are more corrosion resistant than the steels used

[696DCRider]

I wonder if this would help with the amount of heat I get from my bike on hot days.  I've never really truly thought about if the heat I feel is coming mainly from the pipe or the engine itself. 

It keeps the external temps of the header pipes a good bit cooler. Though ymmv Jet Hott claims a temp drop of 35%. Though there's a lot of speculation on the point, it's said that it'll also make a bit more power as well due to better exhaust scavenging. Last, most of the coatings are more corrosion resistant than the steels used

[Slide Panda]

So I dropped an email on Figure Engineering. They go back to me quite quickly. Exhaust coating is about $20 per foot of pipe. Though that's just a rough estimate and lots of parts or prep would raise the cost. They have a show room and apparently 26 different ceramics to pick from... I'll be trekking out there at some point to see their wears.

[696DCRider]

So how much do you think it's going to run you in total for all the work based on that estimate?

So I dropped an email on Figure Engineering. They go back to me quite quickly. Exhaust coating is about $20 per foot of pipe. Though that's just a rough estimate and lots of parts or prep would raise the cost. They have a show room and apparently 26 different ceramics to pick from... I'll be trekking out there at some point to see their wears.

[Slide Panda]

I'm betting mine won't be so cheap. But, big BUT, I do not have stock exhausts. I've got the '916 Style' exhaust and it's got more pipe-footage than stock and a lot more individual pieces. I think I've got 11 sections that would need to be done.

[696DCRider]

I'll have to roughly measure how many feet my exhaust is to get an idea of how much it will run me.  Definitely post some pics of the finished product.

[JimmyTheDriver]

Agreed - please post pics!  I am just waiting for the season to be over before I pop the pipes off.

-Jimmy

[Slide Panda]

Well, coating is last on my list of stuff to spend money on this winter. I've got some need items first, this is just a want item.

[The Mad King Pepe']

For what it's worth, I've heat-wrapped the header on my vertical cylinder and it's made a difference when riding in the city.