View Poll Results: How do the stainless headers look after a few years?
Just like the day they went on
8
10.81%
some discoloring, nothing major
54
72.97%
alot of discoloring
11
14.86%
coated look better
1
1.35%
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How are your Stainless headers holding up?
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i can deal with the golden color, just didnt want them to look like hell for the $$ i am going to be forking over. Now the question, ARH, or Kooks?? I like ARH's merge much better, i just wish somebody had a ball and socket y-pipe attachment instead of slip fit joints. I absolutely hate exhaust leaks.
Definally stainless ! .. ive seen pictures of coated headers after 2 or so years of harsh weather environments, and its not pretty. I bought a header that would last for the duration of the car . Mine are only 1-2 months old but still look new too
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To be honest with you I wouldn't worry about it. Underhood temps are well within normal tolerances with my uncoated, stainless headers. I don't see it affecting performance whatsoever.
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Philly
Stainless headers are supposed to discolor. It's impossible for them to look the same as they day you put them on unless they have one hell of a coating on them or you never drive the car. Mine have probably 4,000 miles on them and they're slightly purple to golden where the primaries meet the heads, golden for the center section of the primaries and still exactly like out of the box down by the collectors, no discoloring at all.
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From: Wichita KS / Rancho San Diego
Mine turned golden immediately and then over time some bluing occurred. Now they have a slightly speckled appearance as well. Not rust, but they are unsightly.
My buddy's Pacesetters look better but he doesn't DD his car. This is looking at them from the top. Looking at them from the bottom is a different story. His have some rust and mine just look dirty.
My buddy's Pacesetters look better but he doesn't DD his car. This is looking at them from the top. Looking at them from the bottom is a different story. His have some rust and mine just look dirty.
my SLP's have small rust spots on them...the whole exhaust sits entirely too goddamn low..welds are not worth a damn what -so-ever...i will NEVER again in my LIFE buy any damn thing made by Stupid Low Performance.... EVER
