exhaust manifold

[polsta]

had the exhaust manifold bead blasted and its came up amazing from how it looked

how would it of looked brand new ? and as it aged in the 1st few years of life ?

wondering what to do with it..

leave it like that
paint it silver or black with high temp paint ?
any other options ?

[DanThe]

Get it ceramic coated

[ross_jsy]

Whilst researching finishes for my motorbike exhaust I came across high temp powder coating. Looks like this and withstands 600 degrees

[polsta]

Get it ceramic coated

what sort of places do that ? is it expensive ?

[polsta]

Whilst researching finishes for my motorbike exhaust I came across high temp powder coating. Looks like this and withstands 600 degrees

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pretty cool,wasnt aware powder could be done like tha, but my powder coaters do not do it

[Kedge]

Get it ceramic coated

what sort of places do that ? is it expensive ?

Google will find someone local but it is pretty specialist. I was quoted something like £400-450 for my BTB3, it can wait for now and go on the to do list one winter.

[ross_jsy]

If you are looking into ceramic coating, check out Zircotec. But don't bother with white (if you are into that), pay the extra and get it coloured silver or black. A friend went for white on his Evo and he said by the time it was installed it looked like shit due to hand prints.

My mate is part of the team building the Norton TT bike and he is super impressed by it

[polsta]

im not up for paying fortunes, ive asked my local metal finishing company who do my polishing, they do anodising and all sorts, see if theres anything they can do

[Kedge]

High temp paint it is then. Ceramic coating on a standard engine and manifold is probably a bit OTT as you're only doing it for the bling factor.

[polsta]

sounds like the best option, cheap and fast , thinking silver ? to go with the inlet and rocker

plan on a 6 branch anyway at some point down the line

[davethegoat]

My mate is part of the team building the Norton TT bike and he is super impressed by it

Is that a coated Ti exhaust?

[ross_jsy]

It is indeed. He sends me video's of the dyno runs and it sounds bonkers! GPS controlled suspension and £15k worth of Cosworth ECU are some of the many cool things on the bike

[Simon13]

What ever you do get it refaced on the mating side. It will be bent, bowed no doubt!

[guss]

Do nothing-if your going for a 6 branch
Btb all day long oem or not noise and power (class)
No question

[polsta]

What ever you do get it refaced on the mating side. It will be bent, bowed no doubt!

il look in to this tomorrow, engines going in saturday, any idea how much it will/should cost roughly ?

[Kedge]

What ever you do get it refaced on the mating side. It will be bent, bowed no doubt!

il look in to this tomorrow, engines going in saturday, any idea how much it will/should cost roughly ?

Shouldn't be expensive as it's a simple enough job for a local machine shop. If you don't do it chances are you'll have a leak!

[polsta]

ok im on it, ideally need to get this done tomorrow, so on the phone in the morning it is

[ross_jsy]

Glue some sandpaper to a sheet of glass and get rubbing

[capnmchl]

Glue some sandpaper to a sheet of glass and get rubbing

Work your way down to fine valve grinding paste and you'll be able to ditch the gasket!

[polsta]

tried everywhere today to get it re faced, but couldnt find anywhere, 1 place most places i rang said, is away until next week, 1 other place said he might be able to but will have to look at it to see if he can bolt it down, said hel be there after 1.30pm, i got there after a 25 min drive and no sign of the f**ker, no answer to the phone, i felt like burning the place down !!

il see tomorrow if it has to go on or not, although the face seems ok and sits flush

but gave it a paint up anyway came out nice