Polished Kooks almost finished!

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Apr 22, 2007 | 12:18 PM

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i was tempted to polish mine but didnt due to thinking it would take a week to polish each one.. how long did it take you altogether? and with what tools? looks great btw.

It prob took about 2 evenings per header.

Apr 22, 2007 | 11:26 PM

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Just pulled the trigger and got the real corsa tips.

Apr 25, 2007 | 06:19 PM

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Just got the y-pipe today and im going to start on it when I get home.

May 23, 2007 | 04:44 PM

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did you throw these on yet? im interested in seeing how they look after you start the car!!! I just received my Kooks yesterday. Your car is my car's hero! LOL

May 23, 2007 | 05:11 PM

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Yup they are on here is a few pics after being ran on the street for awhile.

May 23, 2007 | 08:11 PM

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They look awesome! I'm thinking of doing the same thing. What kind of buffer did you use?

May 23, 2007 | 08:13 PM

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Looks great deffinatly worth the effort.

May 23, 2007 | 08:16 PM

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If you are talking about the ones in your pictures, yours are Coated.

Those pics are 5 years old. XS headers now.

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May 23, 2007 | 08:19 PM

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They look awesome! I'm thinking of doing the same thing. What kind of buffer did you use?

I used a die grinder with a eastwood wheel buffing kit.

May 24, 2007 | 09:45 AM

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Great..... I just creamed my pants at work! Thanks for posting the pics and the info on what to use. Your engine looks so incredibly clean. Good Work!

May 24, 2007 | 10:14 AM

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i want brown polished stainless headers now!!!!! it does look pretty cool.

May 24, 2007 | 11:36 AM

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With the heat cycles it'll probably change golden. Should still look nice though.

May 24, 2007 | 12:25 PM

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Its had about 5-6 good runs now if you look in those pics they are kinda golden looking.

May 24, 2007 | 07:49 PM

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Here was a few shots I took from underneath.

May 24, 2007 | 09:05 PM

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Its had about 5-6 good runs now if you look in those pics they are kinda golden looking.

Yeah, it looks great. Fitment was good on the headers too, not sure if you mentioned that or not.

May 24, 2007 | 09:07 PM

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Yeah, it looks great. Fitment was good on the headers too, not sure if you mentioned that or not.

Headers fit great both sides slid right in. On the driver side I didnt even have to remove the oil filter or anything besides the stock exhaust of course

May 24, 2007 | 09:10 PM

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Headers fit great both sides slid right in. On the driver side I didnt even have to remove the oil filter or anything besides the stock exhaust of course

You get what you pay for, sweet setup.

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