View Poll Results: Do you coat these parts

Thermal coating on turbo housing

50.00%

Thermal coating on exhaust manifold

75.00%

Thermal coating on downpipe/midpipe

62.50%

Thermal coating on piston tops

25.00%

Thermal coating on combustion chamber/valve faces

Thermal coating on exhaust port

Friction coating on piston skirts

25.00%

Friction coating on valve stems

Oil shedding on crank, rods, cylinder block

Heat emitting on radiator, oil coolers, intercooler

12.50%

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Do you use coatings in your engine?

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Apr 30, 2018 | 11:51 AM

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DavidNJ

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Originally Posted by yamahaSHO

I've used SwainTech and regular ceramic... I don't do that anymore as I don't think I really does much but lighten the wallet. I'll use cheap local ceramic if the hot side is not stainless and can rust, but then follow up with a turbo blanket. On the pipes, I like to use Inconel shielding to control heat in the engine bay.

My super late model stock car has a small block Chevy, and by the rules the only way to check the mixture was by reading the plugs. Always a good way to get burned hands. However, after the coating (in those days what now would be a thinner, silver coating) it was cool enough to reach for the plug without gloves.

I'd be rather surprised if it doesn't make a meaningful difference in temps. Did you take measurements with an IR temp tool?