HELP!!! Exhaust ? - Which 1 is better Stainless or Ceramic?????

[dfarres]

Which Header is better Stainless Steel or Ceramic? I am buying a header & the lady said they got the wrong order (double shipment of ceramic) so the SS will be on backorder for a week or two. Should I just get the Ceramic or what? Which lasts longer, is hotter, looks better? Please give me the pros & cons. The ceramic is $249 & the SS is $299 but i can have either one for $140.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

[Melt]

I really dunno, ceramic supposedly lasts longer, but there is an up to stainless, I got friends on both sides of the spectrum, 97 Prelude S - ceramic dc sports, 94 GS-R stainless dc-sports. It just depends who you talk to

[Whitey001]

Stain is a nice look if you want that but then ceramic last a hell of alot longer:smoker:

[91civicDXdude]

i belive ceramic disapates heat better so it would probably stay cooler/last longer

[marked001]

actually..its kinda the opposite..the ceramic coating keeps the heat in...which keeps the engine bay cooler...but....supposedly, the ceramic doesnt let the steel expand like its supposed to...something like that, I forget...hehe...

[SiZ]

Stainless with both be cooler and last longer. Ceramic coating that is done on exhaust is hardly thick enough to actually retain as much heat as a full stainless setup. AND Stainless will last longer because it won't rust whereas ceramic coated exhuast would.

[dfarres]

Thanks 4 all the help, i guess i'm gonna wait 4 the stainless 2 come in. I've talked to a company that does ceramic coating and they said that if u coat exhaust u need to do inside & outside 2 make much of a difference & if u don't do the inside it will rust from the inside out. I also talked to the header company & he recommended the stainless, he said it will last longer and stays pretty cool.