I am going to be putting on a new catless downpipe on my daily. should I stick with the oem heat sheilds or header wrap?

 

I did ceramic coating on mine. I opted for Jethot for my downpipe and Swaintech for the turbo exhaust housing. From what I know, wrap isnt recommended for daily use as the constant hot and cool produces condensation between the wrap and metal which can cause rust and associating things. I didnt put the heat shields back on, but have been meaning to. I wanted to ceramic coat them as well to make them look nice. I think my downpipe was down about 60 degrees from stock and my housing about 100 from stock after doing a hard pull. If I recall correctly.

 

.If you want the best heat coating, Swaintech is the way to go. If you can have the car down for a bit, get the manifold, turbine housing, and down pipe coated with their White Lightning coat.