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Old Aug 14, 2023 | 02:21 PM
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I've been looking at headers for my Stingray and pretty much settled on either ARH LTs with cats or Kooks LTs with green cats. Either way, are there any other things I should install to complement the headers? Like spark plug wire sleeves, stuff like that? I know I should probably use a set of GM gaskets and ARP bolts. Anything else? I use my vette as a daily so I want to make sure everything is done right and will not need to be replaced or fixed later. I heard a bunch of mixed opinions about ceramic coating/heat wrapping the headers. Thanks
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Ceramic coating will cut down on the heat radiating into the surrounding components. I've always done either wrap or ceramic.
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Originally Posted by rsjandu
I've been looking at headers for my Stingray and pretty much settled on either ARH LTs with cats or Kooks LTs with green cats. Either way, are there any other things I should install to complement the headers? Like spark plug wire sleeves, stuff like that? I know I should probably use a set of GM gaskets and ARP bolts. Anything else? I use my vette as a daily so I want to make sure everything is done right and will not need to be replaced or fixed later. I heard a bunch of mixed opinions about ceramic coating/heat wrapping the headers. Thanks
I recently added Kooks with green cats to my GS. I did have them coated to reduce heat and to keep them looking good/new. I replaced the gaskets with OEM, reused the oem header bolts and I did add plug wire jackets, just in case. I also replaced the plugs since I had them out anyway. The original ones were a bit black, and from what I was told, they run rick from the factory so it was normal.

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