pipes blueing

[dawarriorman]

another thing ive done before is use some high temp paint down the neck of the head pipes.. that will help against the bluing before you run them..

Exactly.

 

First thing you do when you get pipes is go buy some white high temp paint. Then sit there and give the inside of the pipes a couple of GOOD THICK coats. Let it dry, then take off and enjoy. My T5s haven't turned the slightest shade of color yet.

[ripped blaster]

i use this for all the polishing i do on my blaster. it works wonders on aluminum after it has been sanded down smooth. a good trick is get a dremel polishing pad and smear some of the "blue goop"on it then polish with that.

[ferociousllama]

I used to have a auto detailing company and I always used blue magic to polish metal. It's the best stuff ever.

[shee rips]

I think the blueing looks cool

[XxMeltIcexX]

If your pipes are blueing i would check your timing....

[KaosBanshee44]

I was a big time mothers fan until i seen that. Wow

[BansheeKid15]

If your pipes are blueing i would check your timing....

 

I hadnt advanced my timing and my pipes were blueing at the base... maybe it was running lean?

 

I just used the buffing/polishing wheel today on my fmf's... and the polishing took out most of the blueing

[XxMeltIcexX]

I hadnt advanced my timing and my pipes were blueing at the base... maybe it was running lean?

 

I just used the buffing/polishing wheel today on my fmf's... and the polishing took out most of the blueing

 

You have to get those pipes really hot to start blueing, check to make sure your key is still holding, not many people have problems with stock woodruff keys but i seem to have badluck with them... lmao

 

Eric

[BansheeKid15]

i replaced it a while ago, but i havent cleaned my pipes since, lol. Should figure it out with the toomey's i just bought

[wrecker03]

According to Toomey's website, if all the operating conditions are perfect your pipes should blue. Chrome is not heat resistant, moisture resistant, or corrosion resistant, it's only bling bling. Heat is what causes the chrome to blue, and heat = HP. I would be more worried if they didn't blue, at least at the point they hook up to the exhaust. If you want a truely heat resistant coating that will NOT blue and looks like chrome then look into a ceramic coating. You should also get a small HP gain from the ceramic.

 

From the Toomey website - Regarding bluing: All chrome plating will turn blue when exposed to sufficient heat. Anybody who tells you any different is crazy. It is inherent in the material. We have heard stories of some customers who have friends with another brand of pipes whose chrome never blues. I believe them. The difference here is temperature. We are the only pipe company that supplies you with the "Perfect Jetting Kit" that provides your Banshee with the exact carburation required by this combination. You can be assured of maximum performance because your Banshee will be jetted accurately, and therefore produce the optimum operating temperatures to make maximum horsepower (heat is power). The competing systems do not. Their temperatures are lower and therefore are not producing the best power, or heat, thus no bluing. That's why.

 

If you don't want them to blue, then run your bike richer. If you want to blow in enough raw fuel to extinguish the combustion temperatures enough to lower the power output so as to not blue the pipes you will have success. (Why would you buy the highest power racing pipes available if you don't want to use all the power? Why else do you ride a Banshee?) We believe the power is the primary goal and the relative beauty of the chrome is strictly secondary.

 

 

From the Jet Hot website - Because of its low emissivity and insulating effect, Jet Hot Sterling creates a thermal barrier to protect headers - inside and out - while reducing heat transfer. But the good news goes beyond protecting headers from thermal fatigue. Plugs, wires, fan motors, water pumps and other heat-sensitive parts get a break, too, in a cooler environment. Plus, power normally increases and safety for racers improves with lower temperatures.

[BansheeKid15]

My toomey's are blueing a little bit at the base... my jetting is right on also... o well :shrug:

[fox_forma]

i used that stuff on my 22" rims for my truck along with a powerball thingy, made them look better than new. Havent tried em on my pipes jet but thats next.