header options

whats the advantages and disadvantages of stainless steel headers and ceramic coated headers? besides price. which brand do you guys recommend? pacesetters probably?

[kammi10]

ive heard nothing but good things about pacesetters

[silver6_maro]

same here, pacesetters all the way

[s.reef]

yea, i hear great things about pacesetters...go with ceramic coated because they weather a lot better.

[c0ncEpT]

I have uncoated Pacesetters and I have nothing but good to say about them. Stainless is pretty much only for looks I.E not rusing out fast. They say Crematic coated keeps under hood temps down but I could only see that making less than a 1hp difference anyways. Get what your funds allow. Kooks are good stainless, Pacesetter and good budget.

[csmith4153]

If funds are not a issue, than QTP is the best LS1 LT header out there.
Hooker and Edelbrock makes nice headers also.

[CollinsAutomotive]

One must understand the differnce between stainless and mild steel.

Stainless header act like ceramic header becuase stainless is less heat conductive then mild steel. It also resists thermally induced cracking and is 1000x more corrosion resistant. Stainless is also harder to bend, weld and fabricate with then steel and the material costs more.

Steel is just that. A easily corroded high thermal transfer material. Ceramic coating only delays the cracking and rotting found with most steel headers. Also ceramic coatings are a bit over hyped because most of them will barely last 1-2 winters on a daily driver type of vehicle.

Honestly If you can afford it but a good quality stainless header like a Kooks, QTP, Stainlesswork.

Your only protecting your investment and the under hood temps with stainless will be close to that of ceramic coated steel.

[iroc85blu]

^^^ what he said, qtp's for the win

[98ultraz]

if you get stainless get tehm coated or they will look like crap in a year!!! but i love my pacesetters!!!

[JoeliusZ28]

ive had my ceramic coated pacesetters for over a year now. no problems and no rust yet!

[MORNINGSTAR2101]

One must understand the differnce between stainless and mild steel.

Stainless header act like ceramic header becuase stainless is less heat conductive then mild steel. It also resists thermally induced cracking and is 1000x more corrosion resistant. Stainless is also harder to bend, weld and fabricate with then steel and the material costs more.

Steel is just that. A easily corroded high thermal transfer material. Ceramic coating only delays the cracking and rotting found with most steel headers. Also ceramic coatings are a bit over hyped because most of them will barely last 1-2 winters on a daily driver type of vehicle.

Honestly If you can afford it but a good quality stainless header like a Kooks, QTP, Stainlesswork.

Your only protecting your investment and the under hood temps with stainless will be close to that of ceramic coated steel.

I <3 MY KOOKS HEADERS!!

[ct's2000sithss]

sup

pacesetters

[Keego Ridah]

Pacesetters are the easiest to slide in, but it depends on your budget like said above

[iroc85blu]

my qtp's were easy install the only thing i had to remove was oil filter. 4 hours me and a friend at a shop with a lift but that includes removing air, egr system and making a plate for top of intake were egr tube went. Also did plugs and wires and lid in that time.

[MORNINGSTAR2101]

Pacesetters are the easiest to slide in, but it depends on your budget like said above

yep, my kooks were far from the cheapest thing in the world, but neither was the borla exhaust system that they hook up to. that entire setup was somewhat difficult and required some modification, but id say it was worth it.