Ceramic Coating Stock Pipe - Etech

[captain extreme]

Any one Ceramic coat there Stock Etech Pipe? (or even some Fead back on R pipe.) Just looking to Get rid of the Clam shells, they look like ch!t starting to come apart and filling up with debris etc.... I know lots of People were doing it back in the ZX days just havn't heard alot about it latly.

Thanks
Mike

 

[takethebounce]

Still lots of people coating stock pipes. The loss of weight and added performance when removing clam shells and coating the pipe is normally not worth the cost.

The pipe works best when hot. If you can keep the heat in the pipe the better it works. Many people coat the pipes and put the clam shells back on, or wrap them in header tape. The pipe will be slightly louder with out the clam shells. I would still wrap a length of header tape around the pipe with a header tie to keep the harmonics down. The pipes can vibrate more with out the shells dampening the vibration.

Better off investing the money you would spend on coating the pipe into an aftermarket pipe if you want to spend the coin.

 

[CCPcoatings.com]

Re: Ceramic Coating Stock SnowmobPipe - Etech

Any one Ceramic coat there Stock Etech Pipe? (or even some Fead back on R pipe.) Just looking to Get rid of the Clam shells, they look like ch!t starting to come apart and filling up with debris etc.... I know lots of People were doing it back in the ZX days just havn't heard alot about it latly.

Thanks
Mike

Hey Mike:

If you plan to keep your stock pipe, you DEFINITELY want to get the pipe Ceramic Coated and get the clam shells off. For that matter I recommend getting any pipe Ceramic Coated. It’s the only way to protect your investment and you’ll see lower underhood temps, reduced corrosion and even a little bump in performance. We’ve been Ceramic Coating pipes for close to 15 years and the BIGGEST source of pipe failure is corrosion as a result of the clam shell / insulators. The matting behind them gets wet and seeming stays that way till you sell the sled, corroding the whole time, lol. The corrosion is worse for guys that are exposed to salt spray and or use an open trailer.

In the late 90’s I’d say Arctic Cat was the leader for rusty pipes but over the last 7-8 years I’d say Ski-Doo is the clear winner. I’d guess crappy steel in the pipes aren’t helping matter in that I’ve seen 1-2 year old sleds damm near have holes thru the pipes as a result of corrosion.

We rarely ever see guys put the clam shells back on and even fewer wrap them. In most applications the Ceramic Coated pipe performs as good or better than the stock wrapped pipe. If you do plan on re wrapping the pipe I don’t recommend coating it with the Bright Ceramic Coating. Doing so will overheat the Ceramic and cause the pipe to dull out. If the pipe really gets hot it will open the pores of the coated surface and accelerate rusting. In extreme cases or overheating the Ceramic Coating will become sacrificial and it will start to shed off the pipe. In cases where the pipe will be re-wrapped I recommend using a High Temp Ceramic that is rated for 2000F+. These are the type of Ceramics we use on high temp Turbo applications.

Hope this helps
CCPcoatings

 

[fredw]

Re: Ceramic Coating Stock SnowmobPipe - Etech

looks sweet, getting a pipe done now, but plan on putting clam shell back on for extra heat retension

 

[CCPcoatings.com]

Re: Ceramic Coating Stock SnowmobPipe - Etech

looks sweet, getting a pipe done now, but plan on putting clam shell back on for extra heat retension

Keep in mind that you can NOT wrap or put the clam shells back on a "Bright Ceramic" pipe.

 

[takethebounce]

Re: Ceramic Coating Stock SnowmobPipe - Etech

Keep in mind that you can NOT wrap or put the clam shells back on a "Bright Ceramic" pipe.

why not?

 

[CCPcoatings.com]

Re: Ceramic Coating Stock SnowmobPipe - Etech

why not?

Because the coating will exceed its skin temp limit. At which point, the bright shiny pipe will look dingy grey, and then it will begin to rust and flake off..... Much like these below.

If you plan to wrap them or re-install the shells for some reason, you need to use a High Temp Ceramic Coating that is good for 2000F+

 

[takethebounce]

Re: Ceramic Coating Stock SnowmobPipe - Etech

Ah, gotcha! Thats good to know, thanks.

 

[fredw]

sounds like they are coating the inside and outside of the pipe, i will find out what its maximum temp is

 

[CCPcoatings.com]

sounds like they are coating the inside and outside of the pipe, i will find out what its maximum temp is

Its pretty simple. If its not a Bright Ceramic you wont have a problem. If it's Bright, you're going to have an issue. Don't take my word for it, I only have 15 years experience Ceramic Coating pipes......

 

[fredw]

here is the shop where i sent mine too, maybe you can see what type if offers

Top Gun Coatings

 

[mach123]

i have twin pipes in my 1000 ceramic coated and not wrapped and r awsome. So ccp does ceramic coating pipe retain any heat.thx