Jon,
Yep! In "the old days" I didnt mind replacing a set of headers (hookers
were 200.00 a set...) once in a while, BUT in my old age I have come to HATE
the sound of a header leak and Im not all that excited about regular
replacement. BUT, Sams Leach/DT headers look great and seem to be holding
up well! I havnt got ahold of JBA this month to pick up my head pipes, but
Im hoping that is the missing piece of the puzzle for the CA R/Ts out there
that cant go with a Y pipe for the next 60K miles..
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger [mailto:stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 21, 1998 12:10 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: [Fwd: Re: DML: sweet headers for a reasonable price]
On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Bridges, Bruce wrote:
> Jason,
> Performance wise Id go Leach, except they are only mild steel with a
chrome
> plating and will eventually rust. Depends on your "weather" conditions.
My
> plated steel Hookers only lasted about 6 years before the rust caused some
> leakage (I live by the beach). Also, In CA I dont think the Leach headers
> are CARB approved for 97-99 Daks, At least not for CA R/Ts... But they
will
> probably make the most power...
> BKB's .02
>
Yep, with the stock Y pipe, the JBAs are limited in what they can do...
I have coated JBAs with an aftermarket Y pipe, both of which are stainless,
so that part of my exhaust system will probably still be there when I'm
long gone... :-)
It would be nice if the Leach headers were stainless; I don't have to
worry about my JBAs rusting through and replacing them again; spend
once, use forever. ;-) If I went Leach, I'd definitely get them
ceramic coated (inside and out). That's bound to help add some time
to their life expectancy...
-Jon-
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