Ceramic coating on hot side of turbo worth it??

OCA::DIY Motorsports · 12-22-2005, 01:28 PM

It will be about $90 a side.

box_of_partS4 · 12-22-2005, 01:31 PM

But I got pretty much all the options I could.

What the hell, I figured.

lemieux@curbside · 12-22-2005, 01:33 PM

Arcteryx::Stock Rods · 12-22-2005, 01:39 PM

very tempting though.....but overall time maybe my deciding factor.

reefer_bob · 12-22-2005, 01:53 PM

When I think about it from a theoretical position versus the real world application, my head wants to explode.

I can tell you... I've personally stuck my hand near a Swain coated exhaust manifold in an S4, and was amazed by how much cooler it was.

I DIDN'T get that option, but I WILL be putting in Swain'ed Exhaust Manifolds.

Captain Matt, I be · 12-22-2005, 01:54 PM

OCA::DIY Motorsports · 12-22-2005, 02:05 PM

Would you get that option if you were ordering now?

reefer_bob · 12-22-2005, 02:07 PM

And I recently ordered my Turbos from Jacob.

AJN334 · 12-22-2005, 02:27 PM

AJN334 · 12-22-2005, 02:33 PM

that make them IMO more reliable.

But then when there is a failure they are the first to come on AW and complain about busted turbos and how they got cheated...

12-22-2005, 01:28 PM	#1
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box_of_partS4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,980	I got it on my RS6/K04s...I don't know whether it is worth it or not... But I got pretty much all the options I could. What the hell, I figured.

12-22-2005, 01:33 PM	#3
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12-22-2005, 01:53 PM	#5
reefer_bob AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,331	Ceramic Coating really vexes me... When I think about it from a theoretical position versus the real world application, my head wants to explode. I can tell you... I've personally stuck my hand near a Swain coated exhaust manifold in an S4, and was amazed by how much cooler it was. I DIDN'T get that option, but I WILL be putting in Swain'ed Exhaust Manifolds. __________________ Reefer_Bob. AIM: reeferbob R.I.P. Matthew Ammon aka O.W. Kenobi

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OCA::DIY Motorsports AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,647	So.. Would you get that option if you were ordering now? __________________ SUPPORT STEM CELL RESEARCH! "There are (shop)whores that do provide a valuable service. However, you appear as a whore with no orifices, therefore all you accomplish is space occupation." --Kartman "Those who would give up ESSENTIAL Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve NEITHER liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin

12-22-2005, 02:07 PM	#8
reefer_bob AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,331	Coated Exhaust Manis: Yes. Turbo Hoursings: no. And I recently ordered my Turbos from Jacob. __________________ Reefer_Bob. AIM: reeferbob R.I.P. Matthew Ammon aka O.W. Kenobi

12-22-2005, 02:27 PM	#9
AJN334 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,136	Yes, i would definitely do it... __________________ 01.5 B5 S4 03 C5 RS6 - Gone but not forgotten 05 955 CTT

12-22-2005, 02:33 PM	#10
AJN334 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,136	I am amazed by the amount people who spend for upgrading turbos but then skip out on the options... that make them IMO more reliable. But then when there is a failure they are the first to come on AW and complain about busted turbos and how they got cheated... __________________ 01.5 B5 S4 03 C5 RS6 - Gone but not forgotten 05 955 CTT

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