SLP Header corrosion?
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From: Novi, MI
SLP Header corrosion? I'm not sure if I'm seeing things or if this is common. I pulled the sleeping beauty out of bed because we actually had a clean, dry day here in MI and I popped the hood to check everything out. It looks like my SLP headers are either rusting, pitting, corroding or something. There is definately rust-colored spots and some black spots as well. Has anyone else seen this? Is it normal? Thanks guys.
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Re: SLP Header corrosion? Stain-less steel...not stain-proof steel...it's normal for the grade of stainless to have some spots of corrosion, coatings aren't perfect either. I wouldn't give it a second thought.
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
Re: SLP Header corrosion? ...what Dave said. "Stainless Steel" is kind of a misnomer, although it is more immune to oxidation. Would you believe there is a microbe that "eats" SS?
Re: SLP Header corrosion? I know your pain!!! As I was told from SLP "Its normal"
<img src="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pc3fa19cdcc6d1acfb61a1bbaf0313ba9/fd20a478.jpg" alt=" - " />
Thats after 8 months. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />
<img src="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/pc3fa19cdcc6d1acfb61a1bbaf0313ba9/fd20a478.jpg" alt=" - " />
Thats after 8 months. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />
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Re: SLP Header corrosion? Mine look just like the ones Country Boy posted. The only thing is that mine are pitting up top rather than the bottom. I guess it's just a bummer because it looked 10X better than the rusty old manifolds until now.
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Re: SLP Header corrosion? Id raise some serious hell over that, its no way that I would spend that much on a set of headers for em to turn out like that <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
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Re: SLP Header corrosion? damn, my macs look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than that and they are used. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
