Stainless steel or ceramic coated headers
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Racer
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From: New Port Richey Florida
Stainless steel or ceramic coated headers
92 LT1, stock. I am purchasing headers and am looking at ARH stainless with high flow cats and x pipe. For now, planning on using existing stock mufflers and changing to Corsa cat back down the road. What are the pro's and con's of stainless vs ceramic coated headers?
Pro
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From: Indiana
Stainless will last a long time but ceramic will reduce heat a lot better. I would go with ceramic under the hood and then stainless the rest of the way out. With a glass hood getting rid of heat is a must do thing. Ceramic will lower the overall temperature of the engine and all the sensors, belts, a/c, hoses, alternator and computers will benefit from the cooler temp as well. Your choice, but things work a lot better and longer when they are cooler. A good set of ceramic headers (coated inside and out) will out last the rest of the car.
Last edited by Klyde; Jul 13, 2013 at 11:41 PM.
