Originally Posted by Tod74
Originally Posted by oldandtired
Originally Posted by traysvega
Friend didnt get his timing right(first running of engine) on the new crank trigger setup quick enough and his new coated headers baked to a point where the coating peeled in some places and turned flat silver/grey in others.
x2 happened to me. It does not take very long to ruin the finish. In the midst of a new engine start, you are very busy...setting timing, fuel mixture, looking for leaks, etc.
This is what I suspected. The coating is ruined due to not having the tune up set at start up.
correct or bad coating. I've seen poorly coated headers turn no matter what, I've also seen Chrome headers go real fast.