here are my edelbrock ti-tech coated headers i put on last summer (they havent even been on for a full year)...the coating is never supposed to rust..well that was bs. The y-pipe is rusted the worst, all the rust seems to be surface rust but it will get worse. this is Indiana weather...never driven in the snow, but driven in the rain, and parked outside 80% of the year

 

That coating must be a joke, if in less than a year that's what it looks like.

How can they even compare that to a true ceramic powdercoat?

Does Edelbrock's warranty on the headers help you at all? http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...warranty.shtml

Maybe this post should also be in the Aftermarket Product review forum. After seeing your experience, I wouldn't buy anything with this TI-Tech coating.

 

Yea that is some pretty sad ****. For gods sake my stock y-pipe has nearly no rust on it after 14 years. Dont know how much the other owner drove it in the rain but i drove it the rain atleast 10-20 times since ive had it. Very surprised and disappointed by edelbrock...

 

im pretty sure edelbrock has a warranty for them but you have to fill out a paper and i was too lazy to do that and i lost it. plus they would probably just send me new headers, and i dont want to go through removing and installing them again.

 

It's high-temp paint.

Do they really claim it is as good as ceramic coating? I haven't seen that, but the wording is weaseled to make you think that without actually saying it.

 

That sucks man, thanks for the heads up.

 

It is always best to buy headers bare and then have them taken/sent to a reputable coater. Jet Hot sells many of these headers direct so you don't have to deal with the shipping twice.

 

i never would have bought these if i didnt read the words "wont rust". i remeber thinking all i need are headers that wont rust, i dont care if they look shiny; so ti-tech coating was a good choice for me... it seems they have reworded all the reviews about them (like on summit.com and edelbrocks website)

they never said it was as good as ceramic coating but they did say it wouldnt rust. i thought it was for people who wanted to have rust free headers but didnt want to pay for shiny ceramic coated ones.

oh well, live and learn. its not like they are crap, they were $400 and will probably last a good 1-2 years more. buy then i will just get new heads and better headers and install them at the same time. im keeping these ulgy things on untill they get rust holes and leak.

 

Technically it wasn't the coating that rusted, it was the metal underneath it.

They do say that it's supposed to be as "durable" as ceramic, and that it won't peel, chip or flake off, but I don't remember seeing any claims that it would never rust.

 

I got the chrome version of those headers and they still look perfect after two years of driving in Pennslyvania.

 

I agree that it's a high-temperature paint, but this appears to be a comparison.

The above taken from a 2005 news release about their new SDT mufflers.
http://www.edelbrock.com/media/news/...e/030905a.html

This earlier press release about the TI-Tech coating is not as aggressive on its virtues.
http://www.edelbrock.com/media/news/...ve/112204.html

 

yeah, i got screwed...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rwdtech
[B]here are my edelbrock ti-tech coated headers i put on last summer (they havent even been on for a full year)...the coating is never supposed to rust..well that was bs. The y-pipe is rusted the worst, all the rust seems to be surface rust but it will get worse. this is Indiana weather...never driven in the snow, but driven in the rain, and parked outside 80% of the year

wow. that sucks. it makes me appreciate my black flowtech headers. for 130 bucks, it's a deal.

 

for $130 did the y-pipe come with that?

 

no. but that's about another 130. i would just have one built like this.



i hope that worked.

 

ground clearance....my car is a daily driver (good for me, ive managed to put only 3k miles on it since June)

 

the only clearance issues i have, is with the floor jack for the right side. i have to jack the left side up first. and i have a 2" drop on it with 3" pipes

 

well ive scratched my y pipe and stock oil pan

 

that means go slower over big bumps

 

I have the same setup and the exact same thing happened....except my rust was much worse. I just repainted the headers with high temp paint.

 

so you had the Ti Tech coating? how is the high temp paint holding up?

 

I painted the headers at the start of last year and it has held up pretty well. There was a little bit of flaking towards the end of last year but otherwise the result was pretty good.

 

nice, what brand of paint did you use?

 

I don't remember the brand exactly....but it was just a spray can bought from advanced auto or auto zone.... the one that is good up to like 1300 degrees.

Actually I have another quetion for you. Where did you order your y-pipe from. Mine was on the car when I bought it...and there is a sizable dent that i had to cut out and repair. So I was thinking about ordering another one.

 

the headers came with the ti-tech coated y pipe. thats why im freaking out that it is so rusty

 

So so much work to put those headers on for you, now they rust, that sucks!!!

 

yeah it took me like 3 weeks to put them on because i just had surgery....lol never attempt to put on headers after back surgery

plus i had a siezed bolt and clearance issues

 

i remember your "clearance issue" hahahaha, you wouldnt take the motor mount bolt out and jack the motor up 2". That was my favorite all time thread!!!

 

yeah i didnt want to mess with that, i was too scared...plus my rear main seal already leaks, i cant imagine that being good for the oil pan and all