Is it ok to poweder coat the compressor housing on a turbo?
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Is it ok to powder coat the compressor housing on a turbo?
Just wondering, about to send some stuff off to get powder coated 
Last edited by ejmack1; Aug 24, 2004 at 02:30 PM.
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Ceramic or any of the high performance heat coatings like www.jet-hot.com
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Also, make sure all the female threads on the Housing (specially the Primary Housing) get taped off well, otherwise, you'll have a hard time attaching all the components back on as the coating will increase the thread I.D.
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Originally Posted by su_maverick
hey jim, how much did that run you?
Originally Posted by ejmack1
OH BTW jim this is on an aftermarket turbo... not the stock twins...
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Originally Posted by ejmack1
so should i ceramic coat the hot side and powder coat the compressor, or ceramic coat both... im guessing that this is pretty expensive stuff....
http://www.performancecoatings.com/prices.html
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Originally Posted by su_maverick
not bad, not bad at all.....would a downpipe be closer to the header price or a little cheaper...none of the mess of all the tubes.
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