from my experience and shops have told me they rattle alot and they DO. 
Pacesetter question
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Pacesetter question I'm thinking of getting the pacesetter headers with the emissions provisions. Anybody have any info on those and are they a quality header for the price?
Pacesetters are know to be the one of the best bang for the buck headers. I get that from the many reviews here in ls1tech. I got mine installed last weekend. And i love the clearance and slip in fit these headers have
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cant please everyone ^ I have an awful rattle but it seems to be due to the combination of Pacesetter and the Pacesetter Y-pipe but my drivers collector appears to be a bit more angled up than they should have been. The Y rattled alot during driving before but after I had cats welded into it the thing rattles everywhere I go.
motor mounts will solve it. and all headers have tendency to rattle cuz of the y pipe. mounts will fix it. as far as ebay headers and flowtech they are lesser quality, hence y pacesetter retains bang for the buck cuz they have great quality for the price, if they were stainless the price would probably be up in the 600 + dollar range.
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I just installed them a couple of weeks ago, and the install was easy, sounds great, and feels good. The only thing I didn't know was that you should install a poly motor mount in the driverside to prevent the y-pipe from hitting the floor board during acceleration.
I've had 3 vehicles with ceramic coated headers as Daily drivers in Michigan and have had vary little rust, with about 30k miles a year per vehicle. Everyone told me to get them, and once I got them everyone was telling the next guy to get stainless steel headers. Theres no doubt that S/S is a better route, especially if you plan on having the vehicle for awhile.
I've had 3 vehicles with ceramic coated headers as Daily drivers in Michigan and have had vary little rust, with about 30k miles a year per vehicle. Everyone told me to get them, and once I got them everyone was telling the next guy to get stainless steel headers. Theres no doubt that S/S is a better route, especially if you plan on having the vehicle for awhile.
Pretty much anyone who has rattles and problems with their Y pipe hitting the floor is due to them not doing motor mounts at the same time as their header install. They 100% ARE the best bang for the buck headers out there. They provide good gains, fit very well, have good ground clearance, and the coated ones can be had for $380. Somewhere down the line I'll replace mine with Kooks or AR headers, but the Pacesetters are doing great for the time being.
I had pacesetter LT's on my last car, and for the price they are great headers. If I were to buy headers today though, I would be going with the LPP once they are available. They will be very nice stainless steel headers for around the same price as pacesetters, and they're a sponsor on here.
