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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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Default Hooker BB sidepipe ?s

I need new side tubes. Can I use the stainless tubes with my Jethot-coated BB headers or is the SS wall thickness different? If anyone has one of the SS sidetubes, can you measure the ID of the tube and post it?

Also, I have some dents on the header tubes underneath the car between the mandrel bends. Can these be removed somehow without messing up the coating? I was thinking of the Dent Wizard guys...

Thanks for any and all replies!

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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 12:52 AM
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once dented, they are there for life...forget the dent wizard, the tubes are way too thick for their tools to push out...not to mention there is no way on earth that they can get the tools in there and able to exert enough leverage to push out the dent...in other words...forgetaboutit
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