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hi I am getting ready to get a set of headers they are made of 304ss I am a little worried because they are not ceramic coated they told me 303 reduces heat the same is this true thank you
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I purchased a set of Stainless Works 304 Stainless headers. YES they tarnish. It almost looks like a rust color but it not rust. Whan they started looking really nasty I had them ceramic coated! MAN,, 
,, what a difference it made. They run COOLER and look a WHOLE LOT nicer!
Drop ship them to a ceramic coater and be DONE with it!!!
,, what a difference it made. They run COOLER and look a WHOLE LOT nicer!Drop ship them to a ceramic coater and be DONE with it!!!
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Ceramic coated headers will stay looking like new for many years to come. 304 Stainless will turn dark and contrary to what some believe, will show small rust spots because of the heat they are subjected to. Your dealer is feeding you a line about both the heat and appearance of non coated stainless.
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Ceramic coated headers will stay looking like new for many years to come. 304 Stainless will turn dark and contrary to what some believe, will show small rust spots because of the heat they are subjected to. Your dealer is feeding you a line about both the heat and appearance of non coated stainless.
Some reading material:
http://stainlessworks.net/about/supp...sked-questions
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