spr258

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I have a FD with a garret T04S and all the mods. I sent off my intercooler and radiator to get made into a v-mount. I am currently getting some parts powder coated and cleaning up the engine bay. I am looking at getting the LIM, UIM, manifold, down pipe, and hot side all ceramic coated. I am wondering if it helps a lot? I know that it will keep the motor bay cooler but will it increase HP?

spr258

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Anyone........I might have this in the wrong section. Like i said i know it will cool the engine bay a ton. Will/does it spool the turbo quicker, add hp? what does ceramic coating accoplish besides cooling the engine bay or is that all that it does. I already have the parts at the coater. thanks for the help

NissanConvert

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No one that i know of has managed to show gains over standard error. The heat is moving through the manifold/turbo fast enough that the relatively small quantity that is retained by the ceramic (instead of lost as waste heat) is negligible -but what is negligible on the inside can make a big difference on the outside.

tl;dr- no, i've never seen conclusive proof that coatings make power. however, benefits do exist.

Trots*88TII-AE*

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+1, I've only seen correlation between people running reliable good power that happen to have great heat insulation (like busted7's 500whp DD) I've never actually seen someone do a test to prove that it makes a big difference. I would think a turbo blanket would be somewhat more effective in retaining heat than a thin coating of anything.

spr258

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Really what im doing is cleaning up the engine bay. But i wanted to know if it helped at all. Thanks for the input. Just trying to justify spending $550 in the ceramic and powder coating. Should clean it up and make it look a lot better. Plus with the intake manifold off I decided to run 2000cc injectors and running E85. I hope it makes over 500 hp this time.

Insomniac21772

its alright im still trying to justify spending 19.5k on a FD with a broken trans....

spr258

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I spent 15.5K on a FD with a bad turbo. Blew the motor on the ride home.....still trying to get over that.

Trots*88TII-AE*

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That sucks x2 guys. I think that's why I've stuck with the FC, I couldn't bear to spend that much on something that I know will very likely break!

cewrx7r1

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Coating the rotors would have helped to reduce heat transfer into them and the oil. But it is too late for you to do that.

NissanConvert

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Which coatings can handle that? I don't remember where but i saw some nasty "after" (read: rebuild) pics of ceramic coated rotors that were chipping.

spr258

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I know that JetHot coating goes up to 3,600 degrees. I dont know of another coating that goes higher. But yes i heard that coating the rotors can cause flaking. That is why i didnt do it. Shop told me not to.

catch-22

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well cooler intake air temps will increase hp, and ceramic coatings will help it from heat soaking would it not.

diabolical1

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the way i look at it is $550+ of extra reliability, power increase be damned.

after all you've already spent, an extra $550+ is a drop in the bucket and there is no arguing that temperature control links directly to engine reliability.

spr258

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Well i am installing the parts now. Installing a V-mount and will be running E85. So with all these mods the car will run cooler. Shorter pipe for the intercooler will help with turbo lag. But if anything $550 dressed the engine bay up. Even though all of it is black.