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[Curly]

.............. can someone tell me where to get the manifold ceramic coated ? I did some googling but cant find it , also a price estimate would be fine Anyway does it make a difference performanse wise to get them coated , i mean the heat reduction you get from a ceramic coated vs a painted one ? or is it just cosmetics ?

Try asking around at motorbike shops or performance equipment outlets. I live in a rural area and there's a place only about 40 minutes away from where I live - damn closer than the nearest Fiat parts dealer !! They call themselves HPC (High Performance Coatings) and there's another crowd in Melbourne called Jet Hot Coatings. Cost was about AU$100 to get the manifold done. It included sandblasting and coating inside and out. If you believe the hype there is a performance benefit that comes from increased gas speed if the coating is applied to the inside of the manifold. Like Denise, I use it to reduce underbonnet temperatures (check out how close the brake master cylinder is to the manifold in the earlier photo) and to keep it looking good. Nothing looks worse than a rusty manifold in a clean engine bay .

[Tappy]

and to keep it looking good. Nothing looks worse than a rusty manifold in a clean engine bay .

i agree , just spend 8 h cleaning the engine bay and now you can see paint starting to show for the first time , it probably would take another 8 h to get it vieuwable

To be honest i never even heared about ceramic plating of the manifold before this forum , and that in a country where 75% of the kids <age 30 is driving with a sticker "tuning is not a crime " on their cars. If i drive 40 minutes i almost crossed the whole country , there's even an Abarth shop right around the courner (Guy Moerenhout). I wil take a closer look on this i'm curious what i'm going to find ...

And really to show this is a small country , how great is the chance that that this happens to you ? :

I 'm following a course on oldtimer mechanics in the next village , the teacher there is also a fiat fan. So we started talking about our beauty's , and soon it seems like he has a collection of nearly 7 spider and one of them is a genuine Abarth 124 Azurra , this weekend i'm going over there and drool on it , besides that he's that big fan of fiat over the last 20 jears that when fiat stopped dealing the 124 spider in the eighties he bought op all the stock on fiat 124 parts from 9 Fiat dealers , so now he has a collection of NOS that Bruce (from bruce's part bin ) would envy. He is in his words , not a computer man , (one of those die hards that rather worked on his cars than taking the time to learn how a pc works) When i'm over there i will ask if he wants to consider to make them accesable for the fans around the world , keep your fingers crossed

[mdrburchette]

That would be awsome. I'd much rather use OEM Fiat parts when I can.

[spiderrey]

i vote ceramic coat.

[mdrburchette]

Wow Rey! That's so pretty it makes this girl lightheaded.

[So Cal Mark]

kinda like getting jewelry Denise?

[mdrburchette]

You bet! I'd have worn my new pistons as earrings if my ears wouldn't have been torn off. I was supposed to get an anniversary ring for my 10th wedding anniversary and I opted for those purty pistons.