Any Pics of stainless headers after a year?
Any Pics of stainless headers after a year? I would like to see some pics of stainless headers after about a year. Trying to decide what will look better in the long run, stainless or coated.
Can anyone help w/some pics?
Thanks.
Can anyone help w/some pics?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Sunset01SS
I would like to see some pics of stainless headers after about a year. Trying to decide what will look better in the long run, stainless or coated.
Can anyone help w/some pics?
Thanks.
Can anyone help w/some pics?
Thanks.
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I don't have any pic's, but I can tell you my SLP LT's that are stainless and coated look
new after 4 years, although the car is never driven in rain, or snow and only used during the summer months on weekends. If I was to buy LT's again though, I would go with Kook's since they seem to produce more power.
new after 4 years, although the car is never driven in rain, or snow and only used during the summer months on weekends. If I was to buy LT's again though, I would go with Kook's since they seem to produce more power.
Here are my coated TTS headers after 2 years:
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers1.jpg
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers2.jpg
I have kooks now but only for about 7 months and they still look brand new (well they are).
I sold the TTS ones to a friend and he had them recoated by a recommended company and they are fine now.
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers1.jpg
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers2.jpg
I have kooks now but only for about 7 months and they still look brand new (well they are).
I sold the TTS ones to a friend and he had them recoated by a recommended company and they are fine now.
Originally Posted by 9T9BlueTA
Here are my coated TTS headers after 2 years:
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers1.jpg
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers2.jpg
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers1.jpg
www.techcycle.org/jim/headers2.jpg
Its a weekend car. Never saw snow and saw rain for 10 days at most over the those 2 years. I do live 800ft from the beach though so we get a salty breeze. My buddy got them re-coated by swain tech (sp?) and hasnt had any problems.
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What are the TTS headers made out of? My god damn hookers look about the same, they're being replaced in february with something stainless. I wish I did it right from the start...
Originally Posted by Mike94ZLT1
What are the TTS headers made out of? My god damn hookers look about the same, they're being replaced in february with something stainless. I wish I did it right from the start...
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That sure as hell isn't stainless, if it is it was a VERY cheap type thats for damn sure. Hell, I'm inclined to think it was mild steel just from looking at those pics.
I design aftertreatment systems (read calatytic converters) and mufflers for diesel engines and we use nothing BUT 304L. Some of our products are in mines under very humid/moist conditions. Even after several years our customers will ship them back to be rebuilt or cleaned and they look almost as good as when they left the production floor other than soot from the mines. Hell two units were sent back that were put out to sea in some sort of yacht and after a year and a half they still looked really good.
Make sure they're made of 304L, very typical stainless for automotive apps.
I design aftertreatment systems (read calatytic converters) and mufflers for diesel engines and we use nothing BUT 304L. Some of our products are in mines under very humid/moist conditions. Even after several years our customers will ship them back to be rebuilt or cleaned and they look almost as good as when they left the production floor other than soot from the mines. Hell two units were sent back that were put out to sea in some sort of yacht and after a year and a half they still looked really good.
Make sure they're made of 304L, very typical stainless for automotive apps.
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Originally Posted by Mike94ZLT1
What are the TTS headers made out of? My god damn hookers look about the same, they're being replaced in february with something stainless. I wish I did it right from the start...
Originally Posted by HOSS99
I don't have any pic's, but I can tell you my SLP LT's that are stainless and coated look
new after 4 years, although the car is never driven in rain, or snow and only used during the summer months on weekends. If I was to buy LT's again though, I would go with Kook's since they seem to produce more power.
new after 4 years, although the car is never driven in rain, or snow and only used during the summer months on weekends. If I was to buy LT's again though, I would go with Kook's since they seem to produce more power.
My SLP LT's look brand new (after 3+ years) as well. Still bright and silver. If I could do it all over again though, I'd go with Stainless Works.
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You could always try this stuff...http://www.eastwood.com/shopping/pro...word=blue+away
Or you could run a torch over them and get them blue, that's looks the best to me.
Or you could run a torch over them and get them blue, that's looks the best to me.