Hi-po exhaust manifolds

Is there a benefit to using brass nuts? I thought they were sometimes used oem?
Brass nuts will not rust to the stud like steel nuts will. If using the steel nuts I use an antiseize so they can be removed later. The manifold to headpipe nuts are important to do this to. Otherwise you likely need to heat the nut to cherry red and break it loose. Not generally required with antiseize.