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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Ok so question. Why is there options of:
Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel w/ Silver Ceramic Coating
Stainless Steel w/ Titanium Ceramic Coating



Not sure why there are dif coatings on the headers.
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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its all just for looks
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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Hehe cool man thanks for the info.
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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Actually the coatings have to do with keeping down the underhood temps.
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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Yeah ceramics are often used in high heat applications because of their dissipation rates.
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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the coatings are for a reason...... however, i dont believe they are as necessary on the 4.0 as they are for a higher output engine like the V8. JMO.
Old Nov 4, 2009 | 11:34 PM
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Get the Pypes headers...
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by shb5007
Get the Pypes headers...
Why ?
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by John.m.Kurtz
Why ?
because they are the best deal for a brand new non-ebay set.
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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Ah nice, thanks for the tip and ill be sure to look into it.



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