Doug's headers install

Meet-Joe-"Dart";1969934336 said

Good question northeastmopar... I had these ceramic coated headers sitting on my bench when I installed my rebuilt motor. I reused the stock manifolds so as not to damage the coating on my new headers. However I have heard of guys breaking in new motors with coated headers but they set up a bunch of fans around the engine bay to cool temps during the process... might work?

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Joe, that is a great idea. I am just having a hard time understanding how this would happen if I have the engine timing set real close and the carb is brand new. Fans would definitely help to release some of the heat. I think the worse that could happen is they get a little hot and I can always have them recoated, which would then require I remove them anyway?? Six of one and half a dozen of the other? I had a set of ceramic headers that rusted in short order and they told me it was from excess heat upon startup. I think they just use that an excuse to explain a not so good technology? Not that I don't think it could happen, but they claim 1400 degrees. Wow, that would melt the heads?