Coated pipes, dangerous fumes??

[norwegian]

Hi
Does anyone know what the shiny coating used on pipes is? Is it nickel plating? I've seen bender racing cans with nickel plating. I know that the metal nickel is extremly poisonous. So when coating pipes, do you inhale dangerous fumes from the coating as it gets warmed up?

 

[n2oiroc]

most newer pipes are coated with a metallic ceramic finish that is totally safe. i believe bender and a few others used to use a nickel/chrome plating (there is a layer over the nickel) that is totally safe too, but rusts eventually where the ceramic holds up much better.

 

[norwegian]

Thanks

 

[snopro]

i believe the ceramic coating is the way to go. i have also seen powder coated pipes/exhaust systems.
any coating will help acomplish 2 things. 1 it keeps heat in the pipe (good for performance), and 2 it keeps under hood temps lower (good for clutching/belt etc).