The ceramic actually blocks alot of the heat if they are coated inside and out. Joined dec 18 2001 1478 posts.
Gibson Stainless Steel Ceramic Coated Shorty Truck Headers Chevy Gmc 5 3l 6 2l
Stainless steel headers vs ceramic. Ceramic coated headers vs. Also since the heat is staying inside the headers the exhaust gases will be hotter and will flow more remember as air cools it becomes more dense. I also like stainless because i think they look better and they will last a lot longer granted if you buy the 700 dollar ones. Jump to latest follow 1 15 of 15 posts. That is why they rust. Ceramic vs stainless headers stainless will discolor blue or gold depending on the temps but they will not rust.
Ceramic is cheaper and once it wears out you could always sand the old off and reapply a ceramic coating to the headers. This is the reason a chikara steel header is so damn cheap and then the ceramic coated is more and so on to stainless. Headers coated inside and out with ceramic should last just this side of forever or at least comparable to stainless. Stainless will radiate more heat into the engine compartment than ceramic coated headers will. Ceramic coated headers are not stainless. In terms of durability and corrosion resistance stainless wins over mild steel headers that are coated only externally with ceramic.
A ceramic coated stainless header would be the ideal setup if money aint a thang. Discussion starter 1 sep 22. A full stainless header will not rust at all. They are cheaper bc the steel in the header is not cheaper. Anywhere the coating is scratched will rust and the inside of the pipe will rust of course. There will be substantial more radiant heat compared to coated.
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