I am happy with all the positive feedback's on ceramic coating, however there is more than just exhaust system coatings. Just a little bit of information to what I have seen and experienced and to what information and research I have gathered up on the net.
Most people are not aware of ceramics and how this is used in the automotive industry and I was one of those individuals.
Ceramics has been around for decades in the aviation industry and just recently has been introduced to the automotive industry. Used in catalytic converters, electronics and some other small stuff.
Not sure how it goes in the UK or Europe, but here in the US these products are sold to the general public in liquid form, a bit price but gets the job done and the application process is as follows:
Each component that is to be sprayed with this chemical coating that contains a percentage of the ceramic material is to be thoroughly cleaned and then abrasive blasted with certain abrasive materials such as aluminum oxide and then oven heated after the chemical is spayed on.
A very tedious process, however, very interesting to do. The ceramics itself is heat and chemical resistant and other materials that are available in the market are designed to be friction resistant called DFL or dry film lubricant that is used on piston skirts, engine bearings, valve train, cam lobes,crankshaft journals oil pump gears, tranny components and much more.
There are many companies that apply these chemicals to their engine components or can sell them as a DYI project and call it different names simply for their marketing process.
The ceramic material available in liquid form varies in temperature resistant levels and can go up as high as 2000F degress plus.
So I have invested in buying all the necessary equipment and have ceramic coated 90 percent of my entire engine build.
Now I can only imagine experiencing my engines full potential power without the need to alter fuel and air rations and to run everything in a stock setup.