I bought a set of the 2 1/2 LB's a couple of years ago with the ceramic gray coating. My project has taken so long that they developed some surface rust from the humidity here in FL. I thought that was strange since they were ceramic coated, but I've been told they should clean up. RARE offered to re-coat them since they've apparently changed their coating process since I bought mine, but they were already bolted on and I didn't want to wait for a few more weeks to get the rest of the exhaust done. I have noticed that they are very close to the stock starter so I'm worried about hot start issues. I installed the solenoid heat shield, but I think I'm going to have to try adding some muffler wrap to the starter. Anyone have hot start problems with the long branch?