Header Coating
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Header Coating Is it truly needed? I am on a budget and everyone seems to be pushing me to get headers before anything else but I don't have that much cash to fork over at the moment. Would header wrap be just as good as coating? I was thinking about getting the uncoated pacesetter long tubes but I am just scared of burning plug wires like crazy. What do you guys think?
Originally Posted by 25thTransAm
Is it truly needed? I am on a budget and everyone seems to be pushing me to get headers before anything else but I don't have that much cash to fork over at the moment. Would header wrap be just as good as coating? I was thinking about getting the uncoated pacesetter long tubes but I am just scared of burning plug wires like crazy. What do you guys think?
Buy your headers uncoated now if ur strapped for cash, keep them for a while in your garage until you have more money and then have them sent out to jet hot . It will make the money problem a little easier. If you dont get them coated you'll highly regret it!
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Originally Posted by Lt14mla
Buy your headers uncoated now if ur strapped for cash, keep them for a while in your garage until you have more money and then have them sent out to jet hot . It will make the money problem a little easier. If you dont get them coated you'll highly regret it!
Speaking about header coating....I just bought the coated Pacesetters. How much, if any, would it help to paint over the coating. You know, get a nice thick barrier between the coating and the road. Would this be beneficial at all? What could it hurt...? I have seen some pics of people's LT's after 6 months-1 year. Trying to avoid this if possible.
Definitely do not buy uncoated headers. At the very least buy coated headers. I only buy stainless steel...typically Kooks. Sure its a hit on the wallet, but the quality is top-notch and resale value stays.
I ordered some coated pacesetters, later that night I was up late looking on the internet and I found a guy named scotty-z. He had pic's of his coated pacesetters after 1 year. That was enough to make me get up early the next morning and cancel my order. Later in the week I found some flp stainless steel headers and picked these up in a flash. Dont know much about them but I do know they are stainless!
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I ordered some coated pacesetters, later that night I was up late looking on the internet and I found a guy named scotty-z. He had pic's of his coated pacesetters after 1 year. That was enough to make me get up early the next morning and cancel my order. Later in the week I found some flp stainless steel headers and picked these up in a flash. Dont know much about them but I do know they are stainless!
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Definitely go coated. My friend has Flowtech Afterburners on his 79 Camaro, and after a month they looked like crap. Just be patient and save up the extra $100 for coated headers.
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We had the car on the lift a couple days ago, looking at the rear end, and was just disgusted at the coating on my Pacesetters. They're starting to really look like crap and they've only been on the car for a few months.
Originally Posted by john3daly
We had the car on the lift a couple days ago, looking at the rear end, and was just disgusted at the coating on my Pacesetters. They're starting to really look like crap and they've only been on the car for a few months.
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That's why I bought my Pacesetters uncoated and took them to a local shop for the coating... their coating is much better than the coatings I've seen come on Pacesetters and Jet Hots.
If anyone's interested their website is performancecoatings.com. They are a little more expensive than getting it coated through a place like Jet Hots, but I kid you not, my headers still look pretty much the same as they did when they got coated over a year ago.
If anyone's interested their website is performancecoatings.com. They are a little more expensive than getting it coated through a place like Jet Hots, but I kid you not, my headers still look pretty much the same as they did when they got coated over a year ago.
Originally Posted by Tranzor_Z28
That's why I bought my Pacesetters uncoated and took them to a local shop for the coating... their coating is much better than the coatings I've seen come on Pacesetters and Jet Hots.
If anyone's interested their website is performancecoatings.com. They are a little more expensive than getting it coated through a place like Jet Hots, but I kid you not, my headers still look pretty much the same as they did when they got coated over a year ago.
If anyone's interested their website is performancecoatings.com. They are a little more expensive than getting it coated through a place like Jet Hots, but I kid you not, my headers still look pretty much the same as they did when they got coated over a year ago.
and I dont know anybody who has had any problems with the 2000 series coating...
I think I paid $$555 + shipping for mine.....and I got the 2000 series coating....