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Old May 24, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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Default Ceramic vs. Stainless Steel

...i don't wanna sound like a noob asking this but i just had to

other than cosmetics? is there a performance difference between ceramic header and SS header?
specifically lookin at the DC Sports 4-1 Ceramic & DC Sports 4-1 SS
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Old May 24, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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i think SS is lighter, and flows better (correct me if i am wrong guyz not 100% sure)
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Old May 24, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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My ceramic rusted, so i went with stainless-steel. It should not make a performance dif. at all. Maybe heat transfer, but thats all.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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if anything the ceramic would help keep some of the heat inside the header inturn reducing underhood temps. Perfomance wise....very minimal at best.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:24 PM
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Search ownz:

https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...hlight=ceramic

https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...hlight=ceramic
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