robert.b.west Posted March 16, 2011 Report Posted March 16, 2011 I am taking my serval cylinders over to get powder coated tonight. Is there anything that can get hurt by the baking process. I would assume no but I dont want to mess up my new cylincers. Quote
sleeper06 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 I have had cooling issues with cubs that are coating in drag situations,while i have never overheated it takes twice as long to cool the cylinders down inbetween runs Quote
jbooker82 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 I have had cooling issues with cubs that are coating in drag situations,while i have never overheated it takes twice as long to cool the cylinders down inbetween runs You could always have some one put a heat emiting coating. It helps draw heat out. Quote
dirtydownunder Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 i had mine painted, ive done it before without any issue. Quote
TNTS355 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 ceramic coating will help disapate the heat Quote
jbooker82 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 For parts where you want to get heat out of a part instead of holding it in a part, our BBE coating is applied to help pull heat out of base metal. BBE is commonly used on intercoolers, air cooled cylinders, air cooled heads and brake calipers. Though the primary purpose of the coating is to improve cooling, the coating does offer a durable semi-gloss black finish http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10968 Quote
dirtydownunder Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) ceramic coating keeps the heat in. the best thing for cooling, is bare metal. i havent tried the above coating link tho..... Edited March 17, 2011 by dirtydownunder Quote
crash&burn Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 http://nitroplate.com/ws/?page_id=112 NitroPlate Bright is a highly polished aluminum ceramic coating capable of withstanding 1300 degrees. It has excellent thermal properties. This cuts down on under hood heat, increases horsepower and helps in scavenging of the exhaust. Quote
gotta_goatsfast Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 http://nitroplate.com/ws/?page_id=112 NitroPlate Bright is a highly polished aluminum ceramic coating capable of withstanding 1300 degrees. It has excellent thermal properties. This cuts down on under hood heat, increases horsepower and helps in scavenging of the exhaust. ...meaning it retains heat. Decreasing tempuratures under the hood is a result of less heat transfer/radiation. The claim that it helps to scavenge exhaust is because it keeps the INSIDE of the pipe hotter reducing exhaust gases from cooling. Cooler gases are denser and "weigh" more making it a little harder to push out the exhaust than hotter gases. Whether it has much merit or not, the principal for this post is all the same. It would be a dumb idea to coat your cylinders in something that retains heat... Bare cast metal will transfer the most heat to outside air. Polishing decreases this. Quote
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 These are liquid cooled machines guys. Not blasters. The outer shell of your cylinders won't amount to a measurable amount of cooling. The debate about raw metal VS. powder coating or Ceramic coating would only be valid if the quad is off and trying to be cooled while sitting. Still the water is what needs to be cooled and cooling the radiator will do that. I personally have fully polished and Ceramic coated cheetah cylinders. Cooling is NOT and issue. I've also seen chromed and painted radiators work just fine. Paint, polish, powder your stuff any way you want. Your motor won't know the difference. Quote
crash&burn Posted March 17, 2011 Report Posted March 17, 2011 ...meaning it retains heat. Decreasing tempuratures under the hood is a result of less heat transfer/radiation. The claim that it helps to scavenge exhaust is because it keeps the INSIDE of the pipe hotter reducing exhaust gases from cooling. Cooler gases are denser and "weigh" more making it a little harder to push out the exhaust than hotter gases. Whether it has much merit or not, the principal for this post is all the same. It would be a dumb idea to coat your cylinders in something that retains heat... Bare cast metal will transfer the most heat to outside air. Polishing decreases this. Yea i saw it didn't know much about figured it was a thought.... i was also hoping that some one had some input on it for other parts Quote
robert.b.west Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Posted March 18, 2011 My consern never was overheading. It was would the 400F hurt my cylinders. I dont know much about the nikasil plating. I would assume it would not be a problem but just wanted to ask. Quote
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