Coated vs. uncoated headers

[T-Punk]

Ok im new to thissite and was wandering if anyone could tell me if there are any performance gains in the ceramic coated and uncoated pacesetter headers for the 3800. if it is just corrosion resitance, heat dissapation, and looks then would it really be worth the extra 100 dollars? im just kinda curious. im guessing, since everyone here has the ceramic coated, that the coated are better but im on a budget, trying to do the whole exhaust at once including high flow 3"cat and cat back. for that matter what is the best 3" cat back for the money. any help would be appreciated.

[Dominic]

Well coated will last the life of the car, they will never corrode, rust, or look bad (unless you stain them), and they will retain the heat better for more performance and lower underhood temperatures.

Personally, if I was going to go through the trouble to change mine, I'd at least put ceramic coated ones on so I wouldn't have issues later.

[andrew N.]

if its only a 100$ difference, its worrth it. less headaches down the road.

but if you still want to save money, you can get the non-coated headers and get some wrap:

http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...rt=header+wrap

never used wrap b4 myself.

[Dominic]

I've investigated the wrap quite a bit and found that all it does is make the headers deteriorate faster. If you're just using the wrap for a few races on a racecar, sure that works for a few more ponies... but it will kill the piping so I hear.

If the headers were not mild steel but were stainless, there wouldn't be much of a reason to coat them unless you just really wanted to for an extra 2hp [img]smile.gif[/img]

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[T-Punk]

thx for all the help i think im gonna go with the ceramic pacesetters. the best price i have found is 300 from summit, is that a decent price. if not could anyone give me a hint as to where else to find them cheaper. thanks for your quick response and all your help.

[ellik]

jcwhitney supposedly has them for $250, but i think i remeber someone saying they were on back order.

[98Camaro3.8]

JC Whitney sends you the wrong ones when you order those, I wouldn't try to order from them.