Juli and Mike --
Actually grew up in Albany; I don't plan to have the headers coated but I will be adding Lou Belanger's sidepipe exhaust kit with high-flow cats. Don't know if this will also reduce heat.
I have no real way of knowing whe the 2008 will arrive; I ordred the car with the Graphite bezel and two-tone interior which may result in the car not being produced until October. At this point, I am estimating on getting the car in November, just in time for the rainy season here in Oregon.
Cheers.
/Rich