The Krypt Keeper Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 What are some of the advantages of this stuff? Buddy at work was telling me his brother-in-law owns a performance shop and does exhaust with that jet hot coating stuff. He can get me a good deal on it. Is there any HP to be gained from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I seen some post say there is HP to be gained. Other post saying that its not so good to do. Looks to me like it would burn the Exhaust out quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 Hmm.. I am curious to see what it does.. It does look pretty after being done. I had one squid on a 1200 bandit that said he gained like 20 hp after getting it done.. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 It added 20 Horsepower! I don't know about crazy horsepower gains but I thought exhaust coatings were applied to keep exhaust heat inside the pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 They can coat both the inside and outside. Race cars almost always coat the headers. They claim that hot gas moves faster than cooler gas therefor making more power. I don't think that you would have much to gain but looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswjr600 Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 i would think it might keep the bird runnin a bit cooler, keeping a bit more exhaust heat out of the radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 Will look more into it and ask about price for doing it... The only way your going to get a 20hp gain in any bike is some serious motor work, or slapping a bottle or turbo on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonW Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 There's no way that you'll gain 20hp with a coating, but it is benificial. Keeping the heat in does allow the gas to flow better and it keeps things cooler under the fairing. One thing to keep in mind is that if you coat the header only, it'll transfer some heat back to the canisters. How much depends on from what the canisters are made. Considering how hot the stock cans get as they are, I would imagine that with a coated header they'll be really toasty. Chris (North) coated his stock header awhile back, but I'm pretty sure he was running Jardine slip-ons at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbird Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Jet Hot coats the inside and out of all their stuff. Best coating you can get. I haven't gotten a price from them in a long time but it used to be pretty steep. They also used to charge more for chrome since it has to be removed first. I wouldn't mind finding out how much it costs now just to do a header. You ain't gonna hurt a D&D canister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I'm getting my two-bros shotgun system jet-hot coated. I'm doing it mostly for looks because the gold tint was starting to wear away. I'd have to go back and double check but I think they quoted about 175. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbird Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Just for the header? Good Lord, they went UP since the last time I called them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeRash Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I had one squid on a 1200 bandit that said he gained like 20 hp after getting it done.. You can get another 20 hp just from adding the right aftermarket decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo63 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Any pics? of the idiot squid or of the pipes when they get Jet Hot coated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasticxxHead Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Can someone let me know what the average/ max temp of our exhaust pipes should be..? I am running a set of kerker mids with micron cans. and I need to smooth out the end of my "custom midpipes" I found some plummer putty that would work for whay I am trying to do , BUT it is only rated for 300 degrees.. Does our exhaust get much hotter than that? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfuctx Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 They can coat both the inside and outside. Â Race cars almost always coat the headers. Â They claim that hot gas moves faster than cooler gas therefor making more power. Â I don't think that you would have much to gain but looks. Hot gas is greater in volume than the same quantity of gas cold, and increasing the volume would make it move quicker (like a teakettle's whistle)but not evacuate the chamber quicker. Depends wether the coefficient of expansion is or isn't greater than the coefficient of flow. duz that make sense? But like you said, that should just gain you looks. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 ask Redbird.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wario Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 What about wrapping the collector pipes with heat tape? Has anyone done that? My only real concern is tranfering extra heat energy back to the exhaust valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 My only real concern is tranfering extra heat energy back to the exhaust valves. Don't let that concern you. Keeping the heat in the pipes allows for better scavenging, and reduced temps at the cylinder head, as well as a slight increase in hp. The only real concern with wrapping the pipes is the moisture that collects in the tape from heat cycling tends to speed up the corrosion process on the header. Since XX factory headers are so abundant and cheap, this shouldn't be much of a concern. You might not want to wrap your $800 aftermarket pipe, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbird Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 ask Redbird.. No idea there, I just did the cans for purely asthetic reasons, header remained bare. I did have the header on my XR600 Jet-Hotted. Can't say it was a performance mod, but that shit is tough. It'd spend the day packed in mud and rinse off nice and shiney. It was just starting to show a small amount of pitting after two seasons of abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDAZ XX Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 What about wrapping the collector pipes with heat tape? Has anyone done that? My only real concern is tranfering extra heat energy back to the exhaust valves. Alot of guys wrap there RC pipes without any adverse effects to the pipe or engine. The back downtube runs close to the shock so wrapping improves suspension action once everything heats up vs running the hot header pipe next to the shock. Not really an issue with the XX but it cant hurt to try to keep her underbelly cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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