Pacesetter Headers. Armor coated or just painted?

[Doug96CamaroRS]

K. I'm planning on ordering headers within the next week for the Camaro (3800). I just can't justify spending around $150 more for a lustrous coating. Can't I just get by with purchasing the painted headers and use header coating or something of the sort for way cheaper?

[farmington]

If you get the painted ones, to keep them nice, you need to sandblast the paint off and apply a better paint and then bake it on. Honestly, if you can swing the coating price, its well worth it.

[97firehawk]

I have the coated pacetters and they for sure last longer and look better

[s.reef]

Skip Pacesetters and get stainless

[s.reef]

Nevermind just saw you have a 3.8...go with coated

[Virtue]

ive only had painted headers and they held up pretty good tho my car wasnt a d/d or seen any rain

[98blackbeauty]

I have painted pacesetters, and I wish I would have heat wrapped them before installing them, might help keep the rust down, even if it don't you won't see it.

[c0ncEpT]

I would go coated. I put painted Pacesetters on my TA in 06. Traded them to a buddy when I sold the car. I got them back this year when I bought that same buddys car.

They look like hell now. He even repainted them before we put them on his car.

Next go around I'm gonna buy either coated or stainless.

Sucks having to buy shit twice.

[MP81]

Coat em.

I ****** around with painting my Cobalt's header twice, and had the POR-20 burn off, twice. I will be spending my money at Jet-Hot in a few months to have it ceramic coated inside and out.

[Doug96CamaroRS]

Wouldn't it be cheaper and just as effective as the armor coated ones if I coat them and bake them myself with the help of an experienced friend??

[steddy]

I have a 3.8 with the armor coated headers. They are still silver in all areas and have been running them for about 3 years now. Yeah, they weren't cheap, but I see no end in sight for how they still look new. No rust or smudges at all.