Most people are beginning to understand that ceramic coatings applied to automotive parts not only improves horsepower and torque, but will add a significant improvement to fuel economy.
What most people don’t know are exactly what parts to coat in order to give the greatest ROI (Return On Investment)? It really is a good question that deserves a simple explanation.
It depends on you.
What I mean to say is it depends on how willing you are to make the investment in time, money, and energy required in order to apply the ceramic coating technology to the various parts associated with the engine. Virtually every part can be coated to help better manage the thermal energy of your engine which in turn equates to better fuel efficiency and part longevity and overall performance. However, in order to be realistic, I’ve compiled a top 5 list of what parts you should consider coating first. They are the easiest for you or your mechanic to get to, and test data repeatedly shows improved performance when coating these parts.
1. Exhaust Manifold(s) / Header Tubes
2. Down Pipe or Collector at the end of the Header Tubes
3. Turbo Charger (if you have one)
4. Cat-Back Exhaust (from catalytic converter to tailpipe)
5. Intake Manifold
Ceramic coated automotive parts are easy enough to find these days with local shops springing up everywhere and a variety of manufacturers offering coated parts found in most catalogs.
Chris Bridges – Contributor
Ceramic Coatings Institute
