Thanks! Im going to try and get those muggy sticks and take them to my uncle's shop one day.
Maybe they'd be able to mill it, sand blast it and powder coat it all there too. I know his company does all those things, so we will see what he says.
Not even "high temp" powder coating will withstand the temps those exhaust manifolds will dish out, especially right at the heads. You're better off with a high temp ceramic coating instead.