Header and Pipe cleaner

[brett terry]

I used to be a chemist at a coating company (HPC, Inc.) and coated an
exhaust system but never used it.  We had many RC Boat and airplane
guys get their exhaust systems coated and they seemed to love it -
both the gassers and the nitro boys.  It cleans up easily and is at
least as durable, if not more so, than the substrate Aluminum pipe and
header.  It also polishes very well and won't discolor.

As for adding ponies, the exhaust charge heat retention theory would
probably have a minimal scavenging effect at this displacement (and
the exhaust gas temps we run).  It may add as many HP as those flashy
window stickers on Hondas (or Flowmasters on trucks, depending on your
location).

Personally, I wouldn't coat the interior of an airplane exhaust
system.  I would worry about decreasing the internal diameter of the
system, and it would be impossible to polish.  I think this would be
far too disruptive of the flow. Just coat the outside and enjoy the
shine!

Regards,

Brett


On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:42:49 -0500, Dean Pappas <d.pappas at kodeos.com> wrote:
> I wonder if the ceramic coating guys, the kid brother uses for the drag car
> headers, can do anything with our parts. 
> That leaves a slick surface that adds some tiny bit of ponies.
> I'll let you know.
>  
> 
> Dean Pappas 
> Sr. Design Engineer 
> Kodeos Communications 
> 111 Corporate Blvd. 
> South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
> (908) 222-7817 phone 
> (908) 222-2392 fax 
> d.pappas at kodeos.com 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
> Behalf Of Rcmaster199 at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 11:36 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Header and Pipe cleaner
> 
> Those of you that don't want to handle some of the corrosive chemicals one
> could use to clean 2 stroke headers and ally pipes, my friend Gary showed me
> a nontoxic method that anyone can use. Why didn't I think of that?
>  
> Dip the header or pipe in warm water with some dishwashing liquid and then
> take a Brillo or SOS (steel wool with soap) pad and scrub it. It surprised
> me how quickly and easily it worked. In ten minutes I had both the header
> and pipe cleaned, and the header especially was caked pretty good with baked
> on oil. 
>  
> I used the new Brillo with Oxy Action, but I think either will work fine. $1
> for 5 pads at the local WynnDixie. 
>  
> Then worked the typical polishing with Brasso metal cleaner, and after about
> 20 minutes polish job, pipe and header look better than when new.
>  
> MattK
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