Ceramic Chrome pipes? Opinons?

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Sled- 2010 M8 153 LE. Looking at possibly getting a BMP Y pipe, pipe and can and wanted to go with the ceramic coating on them all. I have heard that ceramic coating the pipes can cause issues with not letting enough heat out and cause the ECU to make changes that it would not do if the heat was escaping the pipe properly? Any experience or opinions on this mater?

 

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[sledheadjake]

With you adding the y pipe ,pipe and can you are going to have a controller for your motor regardless if it is ceramic coated or not.I personally dont think the money for ceramic coated is worth it jmop.

 

[Stack]

I have ceramic coated the pipes on my sleds for over 10 years now, I can tell you that it is a great thing for aesthetics and if done by a reputable company it will help you to help build pipe heat faster and hold it there. Probably the best performance ceramic coating is from Swain Tech, it may not be pretty but it works the best. Why would anyone spend over 10 grand on a sled and want to open the hood to see a nasty rusty pipe?

If you are looking for the "Chrome" ceramic coat I like to deal with Lo-Ko performance coatings. www.loko.com They do an excellent job and the coating on my wife's 06 M6 still looks like new.

John

 

[Qreiff]

............not letting enough heat out?????..............

Heat in the pipe is a good thing. Hotter gases move faster, and that is what you want.

I too believe in ceramic coatings for the performance attributes and aesthetic protection.

 

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............not letting enough heat out?????..............

Heat in the pipe is a good thing. Hotter gases move faster, and that is what you want.

I too believe in ceramic coatings for the performance attributes and aesthetic protection.

Yes I understand that, but that still doesnt help with what the ECU sees which is exhaust gasses which are to hot and so it adjusts itself accordingly when it should not

 

[scarter]

I think the stock heat shield keeps more heat in the pipe than a coating would.

I have always been told that heat in the pipe is a good thing.

 

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I think the stock heat shield keeps more heat in the pipe than a coating would.

I have always been told that heat in the pipe is a good thing.

Interesting, because I have been told ceramic coated pipes hold more heat in.

I am not debating that more heat in the pipe is a good or bad thing. The question is does the ECU see the change in EGTs and adjust when it should not be? This would be due to increased EGTs and with a stock map and no fuel controller that would not be good.

 

[SoDakCat]

My $.02 on this is that the stock heat shield keeps more heat in the expansion chamber then the rest of the pipe. With coating it you even out the heat disipation in the pipe. This should cause the flow to be more even after the pipe has come up to peak temp. Now if this makes the ecu change fueling from what it is set stock,thats beyond me. I wouldnt think that the change should be minimal if any.

 

[JROD]

If you decide to ceramic coat your setup keep Jet Hot Technologies in mind. I did a set of triples w/ silencers and manifolds for $250 and was way higher quality than what you see on all the new cans and pipes.