I'm going to be getting a new exhaust manifold for my 94 mini cooper spi and I would just like to know the benefits of a stainless lcb manifold rather than just a the usual lcb so could anyone enlighten me? I'm looking to get a maniflow lcb.
What Are The Benefits Of A Stainless Lcb Manifold?
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McLeod9
, Jul 22 2010 03:56 PM
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 04:14 PM
they dont rust... however i believe stainless is heavier than normal .. ohh and there shiney 
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 04:20 PM
Not sure if it's true but I heard they dissapate heat slightly better than steel alone... doubt it's very much of a noticable difference.
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 04:44 PM
Thanks for the help, it seems like a stainless lcb isn't really worth the extra £200 then.
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 08:33 PM
...or you could have your std. LCB ceramic coated, which helps with the heat dissapation and looks shiney!
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 09:09 PM
Looks awesome Pat really nice!
Ceramic coating is the way to go, I would have but didn't have the time at the time...
Also worth adding that I just read S/S LCB's generate more noise than the mild steel LCB.
Ceramic coating is the way to go, I would have but didn't have the time at the time...
Also worth adding that I just read S/S LCB's generate more noise than the mild steel LCB.
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Posted 23 July 2010 - 12:27 AM
[quote name='bobs' date='Jul 22 2010, 02:09 PM' post='1888517']
Looks awesome Pat really nice!
Ceramic coating is the way to go, I would have but didn't have the time at the time...
Also worth adding that I just read S/S LCB's generate more noise than the mild steel LCB.
Thanks, I'm lucky, only live about a mile from Jet Hot Coatings.
Looks awesome Pat really nice!
Ceramic coating is the way to go, I would have but didn't have the time at the time...
Also worth adding that I just read S/S LCB's generate more noise than the mild steel LCB.
Thanks, I'm lucky, only live about a mile from Jet Hot Coatings.
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Posted 23 July 2010 - 04:26 PM
Pat, how much did it cost to get your manifold ceramic coated?
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Posted 23 July 2010 - 04:34 PM
Also worth adding that I just read S/S LCB's generate more noise than the mild steel LCB.
exhaust wrap can help drown out the extra noise though... + gives a benifit to stop the heat transfering to the inlet manifold... and looks cool
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Posted 23 July 2010 - 05:05 PM
Pat, how much did it cost to get your manifold ceramic coated?
It cost me about $100 USD. I had a friend of mine include it with his stuff as he does a lot of business with Jet Hot. He does mostly motorcyle stuff.
A nice thing about doing the ceramic coating is that they do the inside of the exhaust header also at the same time. If it has a CAT on it, they can only do the outside.
A guy I know that races Minis ceramic coats his exhaust and uses header wrap also!
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