[RamaCrx]

Someone practically gave me a rev hard cast iron b16 turbo t3 exhaust manifold. It looks perfect. He had it on a b18 that he is going radical with.

It looks fine, went over it with a ruler to see if any warp and none. Do I need to have it "decked" to ensure it is flat since it is used?

Also can these be coated in any way to not look so ugly?

 

[ComposiMo]

Yea, you can jet-hot coat it... there is a shop here locally that does it, i'm sure there is one within a reasonable distance of you that can do the ceramic coating.

As for the warpage, if it straight-edges out fine, it should be ok, but if you need to, or want to , find someone with a large belt sander, and have them refinish the flanges to make them flat again. Most machine shops have HUGE belt sanders made for this, but a small manifold doesn't need much more than one large enough to fit the full flange flat on (don't use one smaller than the largest flange you're wanting to surface)

 

[baker_jeff]

As long as its not TOO warped, bolting it to the head with a new gasket should be fine.

Best thing to do is powder coat it black or silver, or bright pink, if you prefer! :lol:

 

[RamaCrx]

As long as its not TOO warped, bolting it to the head with a new gasket should be fine.

Best thing to do is powder coat it black or silver, or bright pink, if you prefer! :lol:

Pink is actually what I was looking for. How did you know.
Actually will powder coat hold up under the heat?

 

[ComposiMo]

No...

 

[azulito]

Jet coated cast will look like this:

 

[baker_jeff]

As long as its not TOO warped, bolting it to the head with a new gasket should be fine.

Best thing to do is powder coat it black or silver, or bright pink, if you prefer! :lol:

Pink is actually what I was looking for. How did you know.
Actually will powder coat hold up under the heat?

Sorry John is right, I was thinking ceramic coating. :!:

 

[RamaCrx]

Jet coated cast will look like this:

Wow that looks very cool. I will do it. Found a place in Portland that does it. Brooks performance coating. I will find out the cost.

 

[RamaCrx]

Called the place in PDX that does the ceramic coating. About $200 he quoted me. Does that sound right? If so, I will bring it in on Monday to get it done.

 

[azulito]

Sounds a little pricey to me. I paid a little over 100 (120 I think) for the mani and pre-downpipe. Jon should have a good idea on costs.

 

[ComposiMo]

'round these parts, it costs about $140 to have a 4-6 cylinder in-line manifold done... Sounds like they are quoting you for a set of V8 headerS... which over here, cost $220 to have done. Maybe just remind them that it is ONE small 4-cylinder manifold 8)