hokie00 TA

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ive got a 2000 ta looking at a set of pacecetter headers and was wondering if i should get the black painted or the armor coated headers.is it worth the extra 100 bucks.

agrV8dta

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I got the coated set. I dd my car and live in Indiana which equals lots of rain. The bottom of my headers where rusted pretty badly in about a 8 months. Wasn't worth the extra $!

2_wacko

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I bought the coated headers about a year ago, they still look like the day I bought them.

95 Z28

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I bought coated ones this spring and they still look new, although my car never sees rain. A buddy of mine has uncoated PS's on his 97 TA and they looked terrible less than a month later.

Bonertee

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Coated here for about 8 months, driven in rain, and about 8,000 miles later still look new. Get coated. Its worth it. My .02

5_02ls1

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I got the painted ones....ive seen threadfs were the coated headers have rusted several times....you cant go wrong with either one....

=Tac=

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Uncoated going on soon, thought I'd save some cash...... well spent alot of that "saved" cash on getting enought VHT on them.

98A4LS1

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I've been running the coated Pacesetters for 3 years and no rust. Spend the extra $100.

blownws6_nc

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1998LS1SS

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+ you cant beat the look on your face when you open the box and see a pair of coated longtubes next to your stock maniforlds

hokie00 TA

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all the people with the pacesetter headers that are lowered do you have any trouble with hitting on speed bumps.

candidate zero

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I have BMR springs on my car with Pacesetters, and I haven't had any issues with the headers hitting anything, but the TSP off-road y pipe hits everything.

ELMiN8oR

^^^ +1

g-ryde1

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definitely go with coated

also on a side note i recommend ARP header studs to anyone doing a header swap made my life so much easier and really clean look to with no exhaust leaks

il have pics tomorrow night time crazy dark over here

1998LS1SS

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I have the hotchkis pro drop and my y-pipe has only hit a couple of times when i dont take the speed bumps with precaution.

mddndps

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coating is the only way to go.

hokie00 TA

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already ordered the coated pacesetters and got them this morning look good now just gotta get them on.

NHRAMAN

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HEADERS really should come coated anyways...

ChocoTaco369

This has been discussed a thousand times over. Coated Pacesetters are so incredibly affordable, you'd be crazy not to get coated ones. Uncoated mild steel headers are a waste of money IMO. Personally, I can't recommend anything but stainless, but for the money, it's hard to beat Pacesetters.

I'd probably go for a set of XS stainless for a measly $100 more though...

Hope you enjoy your new headers!

JKDZ28

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Coated is worth it.

Mine still look brand new after having them on the car for over a year.