Surface rust on coated pacesetters????
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Surface rust on coated pacesetters???? Is anyone else having this problem? My headers are about 5 months old and are already getting little rust spots all over the place. I thought the coating was supposed to stop rust. I would have bought the cheaper uncoated ones had I known this in advance. Oh well. They were still very cheap. I guess you get what you pay for. 
Originally Posted by JHarmon
I would have bought the cheaper uncoated ones had I known this in advance.
Originally Posted by SSZSLP
and as far spraying with high-temp paint, your wasting your time
But the car is garage kept, almost no rain and certainly no snow/salt so I'm just hoping for the best if I go that route. interesting, was wondering how the pacesetters would hold up in the long run? what batch to you have? could just be an initial problem but only time will tell. there have been people who've had hookesr and jet hots rust so dont think its just pacesetters related.
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Originally Posted by jrp
there have been people who've had hookesr and jet hots rust so dont think its just pacesetters related.
And even quality stainless will show some slight surface rust but that is still the only way to go if you're concerned about real rust.
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Very true...I'm starting to think that this sterling/coating thing isn't all it's cracked up to be.
And even quality stainless will show some slight surface rust but that is still the only way to go if you're concerned about real rust.
And even quality stainless will show some slight surface rust but that is still the only way to go if you're concerned about real rust.
, where weather is of no concern pretty much any header will be fine; uncoated, coated, or stainless steel.though i did see a pair of slp long tubes on ebay a while back for cheap that had rust problems and there stainless steel and coated, so nothing is immune to nature.
