[Strife26]

I have the gruppe-s headers which are basically the Tomei. You can get it brand new for less than $600. I've had mine for 3 or more years without any issues whatsoever. The collector is beautiful if you care about that sorta thing. They aren't shiny anymore but that's from the fiberglass wrap I think. I never got em coated and I'm in similar weather as you (northern California where it's 105+ on average). I'm turbo charged without an oil cooler and I've never had heat issues from spirited driving or cruising around town. That's not to say it could use some help on the heat side. It gets to 230-240+ sometimes but doesn't seem to hurt the car in a noticeable way.

So in other words tl;dr, I'd recommend the Tomei or the gruppe-s. I wanted the jdl but the gruppe-s is good enough that I haven't replaced em.

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