Are my Kooks headers supposed to rust like this?
12-31-2005, 01:06 PM
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Are my Kooks headers supposed to rust like this? These are maybe 4 months old, have 3600 miles on them. They are Kooks 1 7/8" headers. i also have the Kooks X pipe, and all stainless exhaust but only the headers are rusting. Is this normal?
Yes i know i have a broken valve spring lol.
Yes i know i have a broken valve spring lol.
12-31-2005, 01:20 PM
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I have the exact same ones on my z06 and they aren't rusted. I've had them on for about 8k w/o problems. The car is garaged and seen rain only once with the headers, maybe thats why? 
12-31-2005, 01:26 PM
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Anything STAINLESS should NOT RUST.....unless its surface...then steel wool will work....something is not right there though,they look really rusty in that pic.... 
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12-31-2005, 02:01 PM
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Have you contacted Kooks to let them know what has happened? Maybe they will do right by you since you only have a few miles on the headers. You should contact Nick.
12-31-2005, 02:12 PM
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Yeah i tried to call them today but they were closed. I was just going through pictures of the broken valve springs i sent to ET Performance and happened to notice the headers. I never really paid attention to them until it occured to me i paid $1400 for them NOT to rust. Here is another pic i just took. I know it's huge but i figured the extra detail might help determine a cause based on the crystaline oxidation pattern (sound BA right?).
12-31-2005, 03:47 PM
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Well i live atleast 40 miles west of the Ocean so i dont think its from salt water. I'm not to pleased with the headers to be honest. I would haev gone with coated headers if i had though this is what the kooks would look like after 4 months.
