[Michael C Henry]

I bought an older car and had to replace the exhaust,completely. The footboxes were allready clad in heatsheilds. They were made in two peices each tunnel side and front. Thin alluminum and foil clad rigid insulation . Voids under the alluminum to run hoses and wiring. Couldn't emagine not having those sheilds. The headers as made by EM have large square flanges connecting headers to collectors. I had to alter the front sheilds and remove insulation in a small area on each front sheild.
The mufflers are 1" away from the body.I have covered each muffler with perferated SS sheild from Finish Line. I'v been burned before. Long periods of running in place , the pipes get hot ,paint at exit turn will try to change color slightly and the grass dies underneath the oilpan ,collectors, and muffelers.
Anything that needs to be done to the ceramic coated parts like welding will have to be glass beaded first . Welding ceramic is like welding dirt. then recoated.Plan it all out before coating. I incorporated Burns SS V-flanges and clamps. Bacicaly I have three different pairs of mufflers . Quiet muffelers ,LoBacks and a straight set of empty pipes, and the turn outs clamp on to the what ever pair I'm running.If a local cop decides in his opinion that my exhaust is too loud , can do something without cutting and welding and sending my parts out to be coated.