I don't know where to begin with post...
Are headers worth it? That depends. Do you plan on getting a CAI, exhaust and tune? If the answer to all these questions is YES, the answer is YES it's worth it. If you go all out and do this, kiss a couple grand minimum and your powertrain warranty good bye and you're going to have a car that pretty much could sound like a swarm of pissed off bees.
If you are only wanting headers... Don't bother. The V6 is VERY efficient to begin with and you aren't going to pick up squat with headers and nothing else.
Who gives a loose turd about being "faster" than a V6 Mustang. You want QUICKER. To get there, put the car on a diet and get a different set of gears. Everyone is so quick to talk horsepower... HP isnt important here, what is is torque. People get so caught up in HP numbers...
Adding a few ft-lbs of torque with only headers isn't enough to overcome the weight and gear disadvantage.
With that said, I am going to address your other question... "how reliable is the camaro? i mean lets be honest its an american car, can the V6 take a lot of punishment? i just really dont want to have to pay a whole lot of money if anything goes wrong."
WTF kind of question is that?
Sounds like a slam on American cars to me? Why did you even buy it if you don't think its going to be reliable? How much punishment do you plan on giving it? Its not indestructible. How much punishment could ANY car take. I mean, if I take a foreign car out and beat the snot out of it... guess what, IT WILL BREAK.
