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Old 03-02-2004, 04:01 PM
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I want to buy hooker headers but i can only afford the non-coated ones. Is there a cheap way to coat them yourself? I don't care about the extra heat seeking into the cabinet, i just worry about the rusting. Thanks
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Hi-temp paint in rattle cans. VHT is one brand. Eastwood ---------------------------------->
sells some hi temp coatings you brush on, buy it stays kind of tacky until it cures with heat. Makes installation a little messy if you apply it before the install. I've used it on old school cast iron manifolds with success.
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I've heard of people using some type of grill coating too.

No first hand experience though.
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I was considering the uncoated route (can't beat $279.00 for a set of LS1 long tubes! ) and just spraying them a few times with Rustoleum, grill coating, high temp header paint etc but I'm also concerned about rust on the insides of the headers as well.
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Where can you get them for $279.99??

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Really??? I only see them for $439.99 for the uncoated ones.

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i believe Pacesetter may have raised their prices recently, but not 100% sure on that.
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279.99 that sounds like the flotechs just save up some extra dought and get the coated flotechs for 379.99
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It cost me $300 to have my Hooker LTs re-coated by JetHot. If I were doing it over again I would have baught the uncoated Hookers and had them coated by JetHot in the first place. Oh well...live and learn
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A lot of the coated ones rust anyway so WTF does it matter?
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Originally Posted by JHarmon
A lot of the coated ones rust anyway so WTF does it matter?

IE Hookers coating......shitty coatings will rust but I have yet to ever see a set of JetHot coated headers rust
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POR 15 has header coating, and it doesn't get more rustproof than POR products
www.por15.com
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Originally Posted by 2001CamaroGuy
IE Hookers coating......shitty coatings will rust but I have yet to ever see a set of JetHot coated headers rust
ie pacsetters too........for the price though fuggid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by 2001CamaroGuy
IE Hookers coating......shitty coatings will rust but I have yet to ever see a set of JetHot coated headers rust
The early LS1 Hookers were coated (and sold) by Jet Hot actually.
And I have seen more than one set of Jet Hot coated headers rust, within a few months even.
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