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Re: Manifold coatings/my vote

To: "Jerry Shaw" <jcs104@home.com>
Subject: Re: Manifold coatings/my vote
From: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 07:32:19 -0500
Hi Jerry...

I have Jet-Hot on two cars and can attest that it helps keep the
engine temp down and does last.

In 1990 I had it put on the exhaust manifolds for the XK-E. I chose
the satin black as being closest to the black ceramic that was
originally on the manifolds. I can send you a photo, but can tell you
that it looks identical to day one...11 years ago!! Even in the 85-90
degree weather that we have been having here, the temp gauge needle
goes to N-O (of NORMAL) on the gauge...and that's it. However, the
radiator was recored in 1993, so that may be a big reason as well.

The other car that it's on is a 1967 corvette 327/350. That color is
the pale grey. It has also been on for quite awhile. That car doesn't
run hot either and if its radiator was recored, it was over 10 years
ago. We had cause to test Jet-Hot's warranty, too. Tiny rust specks
started showing up on the vette about a year later. Yes, we had to get
the manifolds off again, but Jet Hot redid them at no cost.

Valerie Stabenow,1962 mga,1967 tr4a, 1969 xk-e, 1973 tr6, 1981
corvette
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Shaw" <jcs104@home.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:06 PM
Subject: Manifold coatings


> Has anyone tried the big two in manifold coatings and compared their
> effectiveness? I've been in contact with Jet-Hot and HPC (High
Performance
> Coatings). They quote roughly $150 and $110 for exhaust and intake
> manifolds, respectively. They make a lot of claims about salt
corrosian
> resistance and heat dissipation,  but I'm wondering if their
coatings are
> indeed just cosmetic and don't last.
>
> Jerry Shaw
> '74 TR6 CF20490UO Saphire Blue
> '66 Spitfire MKII FC70664L BRG

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