Let it die with your profound observations?

Uhm, no.

A quality thermal coated header will not see the same color changes as an uncoated header.

As a matter of fact, My buddy at JP has been getting a few e-mails inquiring about the headers and I'm guessing that XPLORx4 might be behind the idea that a Nissan Parts Distributer is inquiring as well.

After a few more questions get answered we might well be on our way to getting the ball rolling.

He's been slammed with recent projects lately.

The idea that you can keep all the cats on an X if you go with a tight 12 inch shorty header like the one I described earlier looks like a strong possibility. It should be able to pass smog since you are keeping the cats and should see gains of 10-12 HP when combined with an exhaust system.

XPLORx4 - what are the significant differences between the X and your pathy space wise and cat wise that would make both pieces compatable? Would an X header be a direct fit with the Pathy?