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400EX QUADER
11-30-2005, 09:05 PM
Ok should I get a Sparks x-6 for the dunes in the ceramic version or the stainless steel? and why?? which looks better too??
400exrider0004
11-30-2005, 09:05 PM
Definately ceramic coated!!!
400EX QUADER
11-30-2005, 09:51 PM
why??
400exrider0004
11-30-2005, 10:06 PM
Ceramic coating keeps the heat down, does not blue, and looks very good.
K_Fulk
11-30-2005, 10:14 PM
Get the stainless, it wont rust apart.
400exrider0004
11-30-2005, 10:28 PM
the ceramics rust?
Also what if you got the stainless then ceramic coated it, would that fix the rust problem?
cals400ex
11-30-2005, 10:38 PM
i hear sparks now makes stainless pipes that are ceramic coated. maybe this is incorrect info or maybe it is for a different bike, like the 450r??? i would call someone and find that info out. i say, no questions asked, make sure you get a stainless pipe. my buddy had one of their ceramic coated ones (that are not stainless) and it rusts like a mofo over time. i would get the stainless pipe and have it coated by www.swaintech.com

some people also like HPC for thermal coatings.


the stainless pipes are a bronze color. the ceramic coated ones are a silver color, so the ceramic ones do look better. the swaintech coating is not all the best looking. it is a thick coating that is rough in texture. it comes in a pearl white color and you take high temp paint and paint it the color of your choice. i liked the flat black myself. i believe HPC will coat your pipe in black or silver. this coating will be thinner and will probably not be as durable as the swain tech coating. i have a feeling the swaintech coating will also keep the heat in the pipe better too as it is a true ceramic, thus the pearl white color. however, the HPC may look better / more fancy.
K_Fulk
11-30-2005, 10:55 PM
The regular ceramic pipes are mild steel.

A ceramic coated stainless pipe would be the hot setup. It would last a lot longer and not turn colors like stainless does when its bare.

I'm not sure if they put a stainless core in the stainless pipes. But I took my ceramic pipe apart yesterday and surprisingly the core and packing was still in pretty good shape, especially for being a year and a half old.
400EX QUADER
11-30-2005, 10:59 PM
ok, stainless it is!