VinhZXT Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Anyone have any problem with the JTR LS1 ceramic coated headers? The headers on my friend's car is pitting thru the ceramic coat. Did we just got some bad luck and got a bad set of headers from the manufacturer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1noel Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Vinh- Mine still look good. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Anyone have any problem with the JTR LS1 ceramic coated headers? The headers on my friend's car is pitting thru the ceramic coat. Did we just got some bad luck and got a bad set of headers from the manufacturer? Same is taking place on mine, I plan to have them redone over the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 My JTR SBC headers did the same, but I used a different company for the ceramic coating (nothing against JTR, I just changed my mind later). Would something in the material cause this? I'm not familiar with ceramic coating, but I wouldn't think it would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Has anybody contacted JTR or Sanderson about this issue? I've got a set of the ceramic coated JTR headers on order. Seeing this is making me a little weary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Ok guys I called up because I didn;t want it to seem like we are flaming JTR. Mike has been very helpful to me when I was just starting out with my swap 2years ago. I was told we should try to clean them with a polish cleaner, the spot we all see maybe from dirt or other grim burning on the headers. I am sure Mike will see this thread but we all shoudl try our best to make sure we do have a problem. I will try this weekend and take before and after pics. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 i skipped the ceramic coating they offered for 2 reasons wanted to clean up any of the [inner] welds in the collector as well as port match the header with a die grinder have used swaintech thermal barrier coatings since 1989 and never had a problem-have nearly 9000 miles on the headers...you guessed it with no problems my 2 cents. when i took the headers to swaintech, i met with the owner [dan swain] who is a corvette guy. he asked what the headers were for, told him an ls1-he says, why not some long tubes-then i explained what the engine was going into...he gets this big smile on his face! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJTR Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hi, We occassionally have complaints about the ceramic coating. Many times, there is surface rust on the coating caused by metal filings and metal dust settling on the header and creating rust spots. Even dirty oil with iron particles will cause a rust stain on the coating. To remove the staining, use an aluminum polish. If the rust is coming from underneath the coating, or the coating is flaking off, this is covered by Sanderson Headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hi,We occassionally have complaints about the ceramic coating. Many times, there is surface rust on the coating caused by metal filings and metal dust settling on the header and creating rust spots. Even dirty oil with iron particles will cause a rust stain on the coating. To remove the staining, use an aluminum polish. If the rust is coming from underneath the coating, or the coating is flaking off, this is covered by Sanderson Headers. Thanks Mike, I knew you would chime in on this issue. I plan to try to clean mine up next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Mike, Thanks for the info. I am glad you chime in also. I hope no one take it the wrong way by this post. I appreciate all the stuffs you guys do for the Z community. I will buy stuffs from you guys in a heart beat. Back to the headers, I didn't reallized the problem either until my friend called me up the other day and told me about it. I will try to clean them up and see what happens. Sorry I should have called. Vinh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragefear Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 so did anyone follow thru with this? How did it werk out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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