I know ceramic coated is better but does it really matter if it's just the black painted headers other than keeping heat down? What if I got the black painted ones and sprayed over em with some high temp bbq paint or just high temp paint? same effect? I want some Hooker Longtubes but dont want to have to spend the extra $120 on ceramic coated if I dont have to.

 

Paint won't do anything to keep underhood temps down. Aside from that, there won't be much difference - the painted headers may rust out sooner.

 

^true. id spend the hundred bucks, will cost you less trouble and money in the future.

 

my paint lasted all of a month

 

Really? Guess I'm gonna have to bite the bullet then, thanks guys!

 

i got the painted ones then sand blasted the paint off then painted them with some rustoleum high temp primer and then high temp paint...as of now (4 months later) they are holding up great...and i live in wisconsin btw

 

No kidding? Alright cool, might try that. Thanks.

 

I would go ceramic... nothing worse then spending $400 on headers and having them all rusted out 6 months down the road...

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yeah the guy i bought my car from bought just the painted and it rusted out in under a year, so that is just a waste of 3- 400 bucks, gotta go cermaic

 

Paint or coating? I have uncoated SS Kooks....Only had them for about 2 months now, but no problems yet. I chose not to coat because I was afraid of scraping them during install, and that expensive coating can just go out the window, at that point.

 

If you are reffering to coating, it should easily last 5-6 years.

 

i think thats wishfull thinking,

OP i love my ceramic pacesetters, its the best medium between painted and Stainless

 

hopefully I will go with stainless around christmas lol

 

I originally had coated headers then went to Kooks but the rise in under hood temperature was very noticeable so when I was having a rebuild done I had them coated. It made alot of difference in the under hood temps.

 

As the others said get them coated. It makes a big difference on underhood temps.

 

Alright, guess I'm gettin ceramic coated hookers. Thanks guys!

 

As a side note for those getting headers coated you can get a couple of different colors that I am aware of. One is black and the other is titanium. Then of course the mostly seen silver/chrome look. There could be others I am not aware of.