Thread: Exhaust to Stainless or not

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Tough call - I have stainless exhaust on my Harley that is ceramic coated inside and it is as bright today as the day I put it on. The ceramic coating inside has kept the stainless from turning gold, as sometimes happens with stainless steel. Once it turns, it's impossible to polish out.


I just got some ceramic coated headers from Hooker and they look pretty good - will keep you all posted as to how they wear.

The last 3 cars I've built all had 3" stainless systems on them. Why because 3 or 4 years ago I bought 100 ft. of 3 in stainless pipe for $50 dollars. All I needed was the mufflers. I welded them all with stainless and never had a problem. As mentioned earlier stainless dose sound different.

Originally Posted by glennsexton

Tough call - I have stainless exhaust on my Harley that is ceramic coated inside and it is as bright today as the day I put it on. The ceramic coating inside has kept the stainless from turning gold, as sometimes happens with stainless steel. Once it turns, it's impossible to polish out.


I just got some ceramic coated headers from Hooker and they look pretty good - will keep you all posted as to how they wear.

I put all polished SS from headers back, One hard run and it all turned ugly gold. Had no idea I could have had the insides coated.