How big of a deal is the coating on headers?
If you're worried about corrosion, don't wrap the headers- this will accelerate the corrosion.
If $$ is an issue now, buy the uncoated and strip off the crappy hooker paint as it will flake off the first time you start the car anyway. I started the car and saw all the wrinkled paint and chips flaking off, so I took the headers back off and bead blasted them. Paint them with a good hi-temp paint (Summit sells a Hi-Temp silicone paint that I used- lasted about 5k miles so far and still looks perfect).
When you get the $$ call HPC (high performance coatings) or Jet Hot and send them out to be coated. As I recall both Jet-Hot and HPC quoted me about $175 (but I don't exactly remember the $$).
If $$ is an issue now, buy the uncoated and strip off the crappy hooker paint as it will flake off the first time you start the car anyway. I started the car and saw all the wrinkled paint and chips flaking off, so I took the headers back off and bead blasted them. Paint them with a good hi-temp paint (Summit sells a Hi-Temp silicone paint that I used- lasted about 5k miles so far and still looks perfect).
When you get the $$ call HPC (high performance coatings) or Jet Hot and send them out to be coated. As I recall both Jet-Hot and HPC quoted me about $175 (but I don't exactly remember the $$).
Originally Posted by 99-LS1-SS
That sounds good considering I don't have $1000 to spend on a set of headers right now. I know that is the cheap way out but I want performance and it is hard to justify $800+ to my wife when she thinks the car is fine the way it is.
Originally Posted by Roadrunner 45
If you're worried about corrosion, don't wrap the headers- this will accelerate the corrosion.
If $$ is an issue now, buy the uncoated and strip off the crappy hooker paint as it will flake off the first time you start the car anyway. I started the car and saw all the wrinkled paint and chips flaking off, so I took the headers back off and bead blasted them. Paint them with a good hi-temp paint (Summit sells a Hi-Temp silicone paint that I used- lasted about 5k miles so far and still looks perfect).
When you get the $$ call HPC (high performance coatings) or Jet Hot and send them out to be coated. As I recall both Jet-Hot and HPC quoted me about $175 (but I don't exactly remember the $$).
If $$ is an issue now, buy the uncoated and strip off the crappy hooker paint as it will flake off the first time you start the car anyway. I started the car and saw all the wrinkled paint and chips flaking off, so I took the headers back off and bead blasted them. Paint them with a good hi-temp paint (Summit sells a Hi-Temp silicone paint that I used- lasted about 5k miles so far and still looks perfect).
When you get the $$ call HPC (high performance coatings) or Jet Hot and send them out to be coated. As I recall both Jet-Hot and HPC quoted me about $175 (but I don't exactly remember the $$).
For me I could care less how the headers look. If they rust on the surface, great, that will look almost sleeper. I plan on getting some plain Pacesetters sometime this year if I am lucky, and will sand them then get some high-temp black paint and be done. Or I might go over the black paint with some rust colored paint..... 
I just don't want the flash of ceramic or stainless steel in my engine bay. And the power difference is minimal unless you are already turning 450+ rwhp and are tuned untill your eyes water.
I just don't want the flash of ceramic or stainless steel in my engine bay. And the power difference is minimal unless you are already turning 450+ rwhp and are tuned untill your eyes water.
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