Toyota MR2 Message Board - View Single Post - 4A-GE MK1 Engine Ceramic Coating a new Exhaust Manifold?

mr2_jake · 09-01-2009, 01:17 PM

Beware of cheap aftermarket headers. All they will do for you is lose a couple pounds and add a few decibels. Stock manifold is relatively efficient as is, just heavy. I replaced my stock manifold with a very nice (and very pricey!!!) GReddy header, and only noticed a slight power increase in high RPMs. However, it came with there "signature" Jet blue coating, which I noticed drastically reduces engine bay temp. If your not concerned with making more power, I would say ceramic coating the stock manifold is an awesome idea! The more heat you keep out of the engine bay the better. If you DO want more power I would suggest going with a quality header, such as a TRD piece. FWD corolla headers work as well, which are available from many reputable companies. Check out MR2 Owners Club Message Board&#8482 out, there are usually good used headers selling on there all the time!

If you want real performance, cheazy eBay headers are not the way to go!

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09-01-2009, 01:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
mr2_jake Many skills... Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Beware of cheap aftermarket headers. All they will do for you is lose a couple pounds and add a few decibels. Stock manifold is relatively efficient as is, just heavy. I replaced my stock manifold with a very nice (and very pricey!!!) GReddy header, and only noticed a slight power increase in high RPMs. However, it came with there "signature" Jet blue coating, which I noticed drastically reduces engine bay temp. If your not concerned with making more power, I would say ceramic coating the stock manifold is an awesome idea! The more heat you keep out of the engine bay the better. If you DO want more power I would suggest going with a quality header, such as a TRD piece. FWD corolla headers work as well, which are available from many reputable companies. Check out MR2 Owners Club Message Board&#8482 out, there are usually good used headers selling on there all the time! If you want real performance, cheazy eBay headers are not the way to go! Check out: ::: Welcome to TED's Compnents :::