well i got everything installed and i am picking my car up tomorrow. i dropped it off at a auto shop to have a new exhaust put in.
here is a question though. i have driven it twice and have hit boost once to test it. (i want a new exhaust before i really start to test it. ) well anyways when i open my hood there is a small wisp of white smoke coming from around the manifold. i can't specifically locate the source and my question is....is this just breaking in the turbo as it's burning off stuff or should i just check all my oil lines going in and out of the turbo.
thanks guys for everyhting.

 

the smoke is normal

congrats on the install

 

Id guess its just dirt/oil burning off the motor/manifold/turbo since your hands were dirty when installing it. Happens to me whenever I instal something

 

its the coating on the manifold....it will burn off and soon yours will be rust covered like the rest of our

 

Same thing happend to me. It's normal.

 

Can you have the manifold coated with anything so it will not rust and still look good?

 

I used VHT high temp paint. Not sure how long it'll last and I know it's going to burn off, but at least it's better than nothing.

 

YES, you can have it ceramic coated. Shouldn't cost much, maybe $100? Looks GOOD and lasts a long time.

 

where can you send it to have it ceramic coated???

 

im kind of new to turbo kits, but arent you always boosting when u have the kit or u just push a button to start boost. thanks.

 

With a turbo, you are boosting when the turbo spools up... normally around 3k rpm, but it varies.

Supercharges are boosting all the time.

And nitrous involves the pushing of a button... in most setups.

 

You can have it ceramic coated.....check it out. I think it looks sweet too...

 

where did u get that done, looks good!! and what did it cosy u??

 

yea, where and how much?

 

...and more importantly, the coating helps keep the underhood temps down...

 

Yes, and it helps keep the thermal energy in your exhaust gas flow, but doesn't it shorten the life of the manifold due to the increased heat in the metal?

 

No. If done properly, it will be coated inside and out. The coating on the inside keeps the heat out of the manifold.

That heat wrap tape stuff will shorten the life of a manifold because it's on the outside of the manifold. The heat will go into the manifold and be kept in by the tape.

 

is that jetcoating thing posted a while ago a ceramic coat also or is it different?
I forgot who had it done, but it was to a ITR header if i remember correctly.
Also, coating and retaining heat pre-turbine is a very good thing...more energy going in and not escaping.Thus if things go right, and the exhaust is cool, lots of energy tranferred to work on the shaft spinning the compessor. .Efficiency is a good thing.

 

What kinda manifold is that it looks good?