Exhaust Question Options

[jimmykay]

OK, so I think I'm getting a small hole in my exhaust. And following my though of "upgrade it when it breaks" philosophy, I'm going to look into a a full system exhaust. I've been researching for a little while and I'm thinking about going with this set up.

surewin header
magnaflow high flow cat
vibrant ultra quiet resonator (unsure about length)
magnaflow muffler
All with 2.5" piping

Now, I know you get the header from ebay, but what about the rest of it? Is there a good site that I can order them from and take them to an exhaust shop to fab up, or should I just get them all from the shop?
Also, If I get them online somewhere, then what are the model numbers or part numbers that I'm looking for?

Also, I've read conflicting things about wrapping the header. Does it cause cracking? If so, is it worth it to send it out to get coated?

This post has been edited by jimmykay: Mar 20, 2009 - 7:31 AM

[99Celica]

Just bring the muffler and resonator to the shop and have them do a cat-back. Shop around for possible shops, you don't want a half-ass job. IMO canister looks much better slanted, which is what I went with. A high-flow cat is probably a waste of money, the secondary cat you're replacing is already pretty tiny and flowing.

As for the header, I heard jethot coating is a great service but not worth the money in our cars especially if no major HP mods are done. It does get hot under there though. I wouldn't take the chance of heat-wrapping my header, especially since I have to remove it every couple years for smogging.