While I really like Hooker headers, I highly recommend you do NOT buy them ceramic coated. Buy them uncoated and have a thermal barrier coating applied by a professional coating shop instead of the cheesy ceramic coating Hooker applies. We've seen them rust away in less than 2 years. The thermal barrier, if properly applied, will protect your headers virtually forever. We use Thermal Tech in Hopewell, Virginia. Jet Hot and Swain are two others that come to mind. We've had dirt-track racers using the thermally coated headers for 10 years, rinse them off and they still shine!
