Texas Speed Header Questions...
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Twilight zone
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Mild steel can and will rust,therefore they will not last as long as stainless headers.
If you own your car long enough,or drive in wet conditions,eventually they will fail.Coating them helps,but they will still deteriorate.
I'm all for saving a buck,but I also HATE doing things twice.AND........ I cannot stand the thought of installing anything that I know is going to rust on my beloved vette,if I can help it. I have had mild steel headers in the past in a fairly mild environment( So.Cal.)and they eventually rusted all they way through( well,enough I could poke my finger through)
If and when they deteriorate,you have lost the value you had gained
I do agree the pricing is good though
Just my .02,and the flip side that maybe some haven't quite thought about
I'm sure many will disagree,but that was my experience in the past.
If you own your car long enough,or drive in wet conditions,eventually they will fail.Coating them helps,but they will still deteriorate.
I'm all for saving a buck,but I also HATE doing things twice.AND........ I cannot stand the thought of installing anything that I know is going to rust on my beloved vette,if I can help it. I have had mild steel headers in the past in a fairly mild environment( So.Cal.)and they eventually rusted all they way through( well,enough I could poke my finger through)
If and when they deteriorate,you have lost the value you had gained
I do agree the pricing is good though
Just my .02,and the flip side that maybe some haven't quite thought about
I'm sure many will disagree,but that was my experience in the past.
Last edited by flynbya2; Nov 2, 2007 at 01:21 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,539
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From: South al
Ya when u can stick you Finger thru the Header
,Its time to get new SS Headers,I have 1 &3/4 Tpis Lngtbe Hdrs, i have had them for 4 years on the car & the coat is coming off & they are trying to rust,They look Bad **** ,when there new,I am gonna change them out to 1& 7/8 or 2'' stepped Kooks Hdrs when i put the 402 in,The Novi will love me for that 
Btw For the money these headers are gonna be hard to beat http://www.sdparts.com/product/KOK61...2Fittings.aspx http://www.sdparts.com/product/KOK10...lessSteel.aspx I wouldnt put these on a 346 ,i Would opt for the Tsp Header,If u are running a 400ci or bigger this header would do the trick
,Its time to get new SS Headers,I have 1 &3/4 Tpis Lngtbe Hdrs, i have had them for 4 years on the car & the coat is coming off & they are trying to rust,They look Bad **** ,when there new,I am gonna change them out to 1& 7/8 or 2'' stepped Kooks Hdrs when i put the 402 in,The Novi will love me for that Btw For the money these headers are gonna be hard to beat http://www.sdparts.com/product/KOK61...2Fittings.aspx http://www.sdparts.com/product/KOK10...lessSteel.aspx I wouldnt put these on a 346 ,i Would opt for the Tsp Header,If u are running a 400ci or bigger this header would do the trick
Last edited by fsuforever; Nov 2, 2007 at 01:51 PM.
