I did the Hooker comp ceramic. $500, a boatload more than the painted, but the thermal coating makes a huge difference under the hood.
You cannot install the same high-quality level exhaust that you can get at your local custom shop. Guess what? It's ten times cheaper for ten times the super pos garbage diy systems.
Minus the headers, this system cost $300. My part of the install was hanging out at harbor freight for a couple of hours.
The mufflers are summit house brand, the pair for $50. You cannot install your own for $350, and it will look like hell no matter how good of a job you do. Sorry to be offensive against the chosen children in the pipe world, but they all are very shoddy looking systems.
By the way, the car has lived in that exact same spot since 2005. Notice the drips on the floor?