Thanks for the reply. $470 sounds like a steal. $650 is high enough to start an arguement for kooks maybe. Or possibly just going with the Pacesetter coating with thermal wrap for the spark plugs and starter.

 

a set of Kooks 1 3/4 (and 1 7/8) with cattless connector and no coating will run you about 1100.

edit: 1100 shipped.

 

That is for the headers and connectors coated. As above the kooks with catless connectors @1100 not coated. Coating usally 200 - 300 I've seen.

Ben

 

The kooks really don't need to be coated since they're stainless steel, the pacesetter's should be coated.

 

Ty is right about the coating on Kooks vs Pacesetter. i got mine coating to help keep the heat in the engine bay down. but if you live in the rust belt, or a place with a lot of weather changes, the coating will only stand to benefit both headers. but no coating will not hurt the Kooks in any way.

i spent a total of 250 on the coating, but that also includes the a coating on the mid pipes. 150 for the header coating and 90 for the mid pipe coating. the final cost breakdown for me was: 1 7/8 Headers $925.27, Mid Pipes with HF Cats $423.74, Jet Hot 1700 Coating $139.95, and Mid Pipe Coating $89.95. for a grand total of $1,578.92. some pacesetters would have set me about about 800 bucks less, but like i said above, i wanted 1 7/8 and the better material.

 

if you do your research you can find deals, i got my kooks 1 7/8 with high flow catted connectors and sprak plug heat shields for that price shipped.

 

this is true...i found a couple sales, but i did wait to long to pull the trigger. the hardest part in to find someone that will do a cheap coating. i got mine from marylandspeed, and they were the cheapest for the coating price by a 200 to 300 bucks. couple places i talked want to charge me 500 for the same thing i got for 250 from MS. that one of the reason i went with them. with the coating the price would be the same, if not cheaper through MS.

ooo well...they are bought, paid for, and installed...and sounds sick nasty.

i am one happy camper. just got the dyno on monday, and i am back on the road.