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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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Is ceramic really the shiz, or is that jus crap? I mean it seems like a good idea to me. The number 1 ceramic is a little more expensive than some of the stainless headers I've checked, but I need some more opinions. holla........
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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I like ceramic coated parts....mainly cuz they dont turn those funkie colors like most stainless after a while.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Well.. I'm sold. Damn I didn't know this was going to be that easy. Really tho. How much better can it be. It wasn't exactly all that smooth. And steel is. I'm so confused.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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Yep it rocks!
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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all right. how long do you think it will take to install just the header? jack stands or lift? both aren't too hard to use... and i guess a new gasket would be in order????
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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Ceramic coated headers contain the heat much better, it allows a longer time for the exhaust to cool down. (Quick cooling = bad)
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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Should be easy but! Those are the screws that get that crazy crazy heat so they might be like kinda welded on. So just expect the worst!
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:19 PM
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ok thanks. hadn't thought about that potential pain in the ass
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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Yeah it's kinda a pain depending on how long the current one has been on there. But hey you never know you might get lucky!
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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I don't know what car u are putting the ceramic headers on, but I have Stainless ones on the Del Sol and that combine with my tein suspension touched on a few speed bumps which slightly pushed the bottom of the pipe up. Lucky for me the headers were flexible enough to absorb the impact, I am not sure if I had ceramic if they would have cracked; that might be something to look into.
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