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Originally Posted by blahson

ARH 2" no cats here
Jet Hot coating as well

Things I wish I knew prior to installing them:

Get the ceramic coating
Get better wires (MSD or Katech)
MOVE THAT HARNESS!
Get a SHORTER steering shaft bolt
Wrap the pass front brake line

The zip-ties that hold the main wiring harness will get soft from heat, the harness will kink, break free from the zip-ties and touch the header. Does not matter which header. It'll happen with stock headers too if you road race in FL summer or COTA during the summer like I do.
MOVE THE HARNESS

If you have OEM motor mounts, the engine will move around a bit and the headers will lightly tap things. Most guys on here will deny it, but have them turn everything off and close the exhaust valves, you'll hear it and might even feel it. BMR motor mounts seems to be the way to go.

My steering shaft has a plastic sleeve that is slowly melting away.
There is a bolt in the middle of the shaft that will bang against the header as well. Buy a shorter button-head bolt for clearance.

Get better ceramic wires. MSD or Katech. Do NOT get boots/sleeves. You don't need them. They actually trap heat on specific cylinders from the geometry.

I ceramic coated all the way back because the rear diff cooler lines run along the exhaust. Jet-hot on the longtubes, Polydyne the rest of the way.

Lastly, wrap the front brake lines, see if you can move the passenger front brake line.


My recommendations for ANY headers on our camaros

Noted. Thanks!