“Camcoated” Exhausts on Le Mans cars

Posted by Camcoat Performance Coatings on 6 July 2009 | 0 Comments

20% of the cars entered in the 2009 Le Mans 24 hour race were fitted with exhausts that had been ceramic coated by Camcoat Performance Coatings in Warrington.

“Camcoating” is the application of three completely different polymer ceramic materials to exhaust manifolds, pipes and repackable silencers. A hard, smooth finish is applied internally to provide the first level of thermal insulation and to speed up the exhaust gas discharge. A base ceramic is then applied externally with either a satin black or Cermakrome™ top coating. Careful preparation of the base metal and individual curing of each thermal barrier coating provide a durable, economic and effective way of significantly reducing the power sapping heat radiated from the exhaust.

The same coating system was applied to all the V12 Superleague Formula cars prior to the start of the racing series last year. With the black finish race and rally teams have found the exhaust cools so much quicker after engine shut down that it is possible to touch the exhaust manifold before the cam cover which can make for quicker and safer repair stops.

Camcoat have been applying these and other motorsport coatings for fifteen years for well respected component manufacturers such as SS Tube Technology, Primary Designs and Alcon Components and for individual teams and competitors in all sectors and levels of motorsport.

If you would like to benefit from this experience please contact Peter Carter on info@camcoat.com or call 44 (0)1925 445003.