headers

[jessica2112]

Are the pacesetter headers ok, without the ceramic coating? I saw a pretty good deal on them. Do they fit my 99 without too much hassle? patr #70-1209 Thanks [img]smile.gif[/img]

[98Camaro3.8]

Don't waste your money on headers that aren't coated. Within a couple days they'll look like crap when the paint burns off.

[jessica2112]

Oh I saw them on e-bay for like 227.00 that's why I asked. Pretty cheap price. Thanks, don't need a headache

[ellik]

thats going rate, or just above. you should find the ceramic coated ones for around $300

[jessica2112]

Where at? Do these fit ok? I have a 99 and have stock ex. except muffler.

[blackFbird_98]

if no one will see under your hood like they do in car shows then you are fine, Those are the same exact one that i have on my 98 and you cant hardly even see them so i dosent really matter, but you could paint them with high temp paint of your choice and they will be fine if you do it right

['94firebirdv6]

IMO it is well worth the price to buy coated headers.
for one thing, they look really nice and will for a long time unlike the painted ones that look like crap within a month.
secondly, the coating greatly reduces underhood temps and makes the exhaust more efficient by reducing heat scavenging

[shenanigans]

If you wanted my opinion...

I'd buy some tubular manifolds, get a custom y-pipe, and used z28 catback, and put a muffler on it...

alo put a cutout on it.


Just my opinion on the matter.

IF your muffler is swappable. I see the whole setup costing $75-150 ish in parts, and maybe $100-200 in labor(assuming you put the manifolds on yourself, and had everything else put on at an exhasut shop.


All better then just putting headers on your current setup.

[jessica2112]

Well, I'm gonna need them real soon. My sc is on the way back from rebuild, and I am on a tight budget for awhile. I just dont want them to rust out really fast. I would hate to put on the sc with ex manifolds from factory. I'm going to have enough fun with all the ses codes from that though, not counting headers. But I guess I have to work through them all.

[jessica2112]

I wonder how much tubular manifolds are. Think gm performance sells them? Hard to find a smashed one with those on it. I called around and they are already taken off. Some other people have the same idea.

[merlinsrealm]

Originally posted by jessica2112:
I wonder how much tubular manifolds are. Think gm performance sells them? Hard to find a smashed one with those on it. I called around and they are already taken off. Some other people have the same idea.

Keep an eye out in the for sale section.....there was a recent abundance of them for sale........

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by merlinsrealm:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by jessica2112:
I wonder how much tubular manifolds are. Think gm performance sells them? Hard to find a smashed one with those on it. I called around and they are already taken off. Some other people have the same idea.

Keep an eye out in the for sale section.....there was a recent abundance of them for sale........ </font>[/QUOTE]Exactly they were going for like $35...

they make plug changing easier, and they are sort of like "shorty headers" I vaguely remember the power differnece really being thaaaat big. And since you are on a budget I woudl put them on, and go with a bigger I-pipe you will see lots of gains.