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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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hey, having a brain f#rt........71 Corvette exhaust tips are steel right? not stainless???
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Hi AJ,
Yes chrome plated steel....with lots of weld bead and forming marks showing!
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thanks Alan
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They could be stainless if you don't mind some work.

(With apologies to the NCRS).

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How dare you dis the NCRS.
Nice work by the way.
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Almost all of the aftermarket pieces are stainless steel. Originals are carbon steel.
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Originally Posted by Mike Ward
Almost all of the aftermarket pieces are stainless steel. Originals are carbon steel.
Unless you plan to show at NCRS events I'd say the stainless makes more sense. Steel will rust...
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