a lot of turbo's and exhaust manifolds i see are rusted over etc. is there any way of preventing this?

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im not sure sure but powdercoating these parts might prevent it for a little while...


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I don't think they're rusted. That discolored surface on the HRC exhaust manifolds is actually common as it's the normal by-product of extreme high temps on stainless steel.

BTW, by the very nature and attribute of stainless steel, it does not rust.

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Contrary to popular belief stainless steel does rust!! Somehow here at work I was talked into taking a graduate level course on corrosion and corrosion control (I'm a mechanical engineer and everything I work on is designed to spend it's lifetime in saltwater). Given the right situation stainless steel will rust. I saw a stainless steel eye bolt rusted through simply because there was a nylon rope tied to it in seawater.

However if the turbo housing is made of stainless steel I doubt it is rust. Probably just discoloration due to high heat.

Maybe try ceramic coating it. Powdercoating it will burn right off.

-J

Geez...you engineers kill me. Always coming up with exceptions to the rule. It's not like lawyers do that sort of thing!

Note to self: Keep turbo and exhaust manifold away from seawater and nylon ropes.

Jason
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