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slp headers i called today and talked to slp, they said that the headers with the O2 hook up in them might still set my check eng. light off, should i just go with no O2 headers and get a O2 simulator? or will somthing eles turn it on?
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Originally Posted by drohm6
why should i not buy slp headers? everything i have upgraded has been slp
I'm not a fan at all of SLP, from the crappy SS hood paint on my car, to their headers and all the rest of the stuff they sell. Don't be one of these people that think because you're using SLP parts that it's keeping your car factory or exclusive in any way. Look elsewhere!
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Originally Posted by SSPEEDY
I have them and actually feel depressed every time i look under my car. Please look for a different brand.
I'm not a fan at all of SLP, from the crappy SS hood paint on my car, to their headers and all the rest of the stuff they sell. Don't be one of these people that think because you're using SLP parts that it's keeping your car factory or exclusive in any way. Look elsewhere!
I'm not a fan at all of SLP, from the crappy SS hood paint on my car, to their headers and all the rest of the stuff they sell. Don't be one of these people that think because you're using SLP parts that it's keeping your car factory or exclusive in any way. Look elsewhere!
...that is all, there are higher quality and cheaper alternatives to everything else im pretty sure
Originally Posted by Cephiros
moreso than any other LT header?
Please please don't put another set of these crappy headers into an F-Body
Just do pacesetters like everyone else, be happy, save money and ground clearance, and call it a day
Originally Posted by Luna
Please please don't put another set of these crappy headers into an F-Body
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I'll be the odd one here then....I have SLP LT's on my 'bird and haven't had any ground clearance issues. Sure they hang low, but it hasn't been a problem.
http://www.scottsrides.com/smr00taheaderinstall.html
http://www.scottsrides.com/smr00taheaderinstall.html
Originally Posted by Luna
Well I helped my buddy remove his SLP LTs because he hated the ground clearance they DIDNT have. We had to lift the motor to get the passengers side out, they are HUGE headers. Much bigger than they need to be, and they just SUCK in general.
Please please don't put another set of these crappy headers into an F-Body
Just do pacesetters like everyone else, be happy, save money and ground clearance, and call it a day
Please please don't put another set of these crappy headers into an F-Body
Just do pacesetters like everyone else, be happy, save money and ground clearance, and call it a day
the only real advantage is that they are equal length and stainless steel AND ceramic coated, but for the price and aggerivation, i'd look elsewhere
if your willing to spend that much on headers, i'd suggest either Kooks or QTPs. i have ceramic coated Hooker's and didn't have any problems with ground clearance or installing them
Originally Posted by LILWS6
i've been looking around for headers as well and i've come to set at kooks or qtp's any problems with these they look better than the slp's
Last edited by xxtheonlyxx; Jun 21, 2006 at 02:07 AM.
Originally Posted by SSPEEDY
Yes they are stainless but unlike the stainless that kooks/qtp use. A little known fact SLP uses the lower quality 409 stainless.
Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
can some explain what those numbers mean, like what does 409 stand for?
Standard types
The AISI defines the following grades among others:
200 Series—austenitic iron-chromium-nickel-manganese alloys
300 Series—austenitic iron-chromium-nickel alloys
Type 301—highly ductile, for formed products. Also hardens rapidly during mechanical working.
Type 303—Free machining version of 304 via addition of sulfur
Type 304—the most common; the classic 18/8 stainless steel.
Type 316—the next most common; for food and surgical stainless steel uses; Alloy addition of molybdenum prevents specific forms of corrosion. Also known as "marine grade" stainless steel due to its increased ability to resist saltwater corrosion compared to type 304. SS316 is often used for building nuclear reprocessing plants.
400 Series—ferritic and martensitic alloys
Type 408—heat-resistant; poor corrosion resistance; 11% chromium, 8% nickel.
Type 409—cheapest type; used for automobile exhausts; ferritic (iron/chromium only).
Type 410—martensitic (high-strength iron/chromium).
Type 420—"Cutlery Grade" martensitic; similar to the Brearley's original "rustless steel". Also known as "surgical steel".
Type 430—decorative, e.g. for automotive trim; ferritic.
Type 440—a higher grade of cutlery steel, with more carbon in it, which allows for much better edge retention when the steel is heat treated properly.
600 Series—martensitic precipitation hardening alloys
Type 630—most common PH stainless, better known as 17-4; 17% chromium, 4% nickel