I am going to buy the Hooker Headers with the y-pipe brand new as well as the Hooker Cat-Back. Are these products protected at all from rust? If not, what can I do to help prevent rust besides getting them hot-coated? I will not be driving my car in the winter on salted roads, so how long do you think my exhaust system will last before I need to buy new stuff? I don't want to spend a lot of money on stainless stuff, either. Thanks.

 

I don't know about hooker headers, but I'm pretty sure the whole aero chamber cat back is all stainless, its the only way you can get it... I've been running mine for about 6-8 months in salty crappy conditions and theres about a dime sized spot of surface rust on the pipe from the cat to the rear axle... and its probably only there b/c when i got it first put on, the bolts it came with wouldn't hold it together so it halfway fell apart and scraped the ground until I got it to a welding shop.

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1986 Z28 LG4 M5
Alpine 6x9's 2 10" MTX Thunder 4000's MTX Thunder 102 Amp Hooker Aero-Chamber Cat-Back