I don't think this is stock as it has no heat shields. Does anyone know what header this is?

 

I guess spoon based on the limited view of the pic

http://www.gotuning.com/product_info...roducts_id=291

Hard to see those welds....I'm going purely on the bend of the piping....any other pics?

 

that seems right, do you know if there should be any markings on it? I've had the car for almost 4 years now and had no idea haha. I've been having problems with hot starts this summer and started to investigate why and then realized I had no heat shields or battery protection.

 

That's not an OEM header with everything ground off of it.

You could wrap that header or maybe try an Optima battery or do both?

 

header wrap it!