header wrap or ceramic coating really worth it?

Methodical4u

Even stainless steel wll rust. It takes longer for it to happen, but i've also read that headers in general will rust when wrapped. If you are going to do anything... get them coated. Even then, overtime the coating can burn off... or else the old stuff would anyway.

Red__Zed

The z's unprotected underbody will rust out long before as headers do.

I have had wrapped Ss parts that went through ridiculous conditions with no issues.

But hey, no need to wrap them either. Just slap em on and go

SATX370Z

the headers are the ss stillen headers. they will only need to last until i decide to go with lth or forced induction which is WAY down the line for me. i know some people have said to not bother with the headers and/or spend the money on other stuff like cbe hfc and or a tune. i already have kinetix hfc's, tope speed cbe with y-pipe and an uprev tune. i appreciate everyones advice and opinions about adding short tube headers but the bottom line is that they are going on. i have read alot of the posts about the headers and i have seen some good and some not so good. i havent seen much on how they do with a full exhaust set up plus a tune though. when i add them the car will be retuned at the same time. call me hard headed but i know that every car reacts different to mods and i want to see how mine will turn out. like i said, i truly appreciate everyone whos jumping in and offering their 2 cents however the headers are going on but i dont want to waste my time and $$$ wrapping them or coating them if they are either gonna get trashed from the wrap or not make any significant difference from having them wrapped or coated. as of today this is not my daily driver anymore. yay!

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gomer_110

While I don't have personal experience with wraps or ceramic coatings, I do know I have heard on more than one occasion that the trapped heat from wrapping can lead to potential problems such as cracked welds and the like.

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wstar

Just going to echo Semtex's opinion here on the shorty headers, even though you're adamant: if you haven't dropped the money yet, you really shouldn't. I also ran them on my car at one point, and I consider it an early mistake. (a) the short headers do virtually nothing for this car, (b) they're a total PITA to install or remove, which means a bunch of sweat and work on your part, or a bunch of install money.

There are probably thousands of better things to spend time and money on for this car than shorty headers. If you're done with other breathing mobs, some random ideas from the thousands of other things: get some nice seats, put in a roll cage, get your hood vented, get a good aftermarket LSD, upgrade the coilovers, buy lighter wheels and/or brake rotors. Lots of those things will stick with the car even after you go FI, too.

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