Bob, the guy who does my exhaust built Meguire's 2006 Willy's which was used on their show circuit. He is excellent and has just finished an even better Willy's now than the first one. My headers are ceramic coated Sanderson and the BBC was built and run in on the dyno WITHOUT the headers being bolted to it so there will be no issues fuel mixtures or timing being off when I fire it up in my roadster. I am looking for the shinny silver color to match the Sanderson headers and be low maintenence.

Dave "IF" I was going stainless I would have everything welded so there would be no issues with exhaust leaks. I just hate the thought of the polishing upkeep unless you have them done brushed as opposed to polished. However "IF" I go with ceramic coating none of the sections can be longer than 6 feet. I would have the exhaust pipes built out of mild steel and the ceramic coating place coats the inside once and two coats on the exterior of the exhaust. They claim a 50% reduction in heat by using their coating. Consequently by going this way I believe I will have to deal with clamps of some type so I can connect the front and rear sections of 2 1/2 pipe to my 24 inch mufflers which also will be coated. I am just wanting the fanciest connectors possible and ones which WILL NOT be prone to exhaust leaks IF THERE IS SUCH A CREATURE?