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Galen
I've had the aluminized flowmaster exhaust system on my el camino for
over 50K miles (maybe 8 yrs). Its still solid. No rust or
discoloration in either the pipes or mufflers. I did coat the inside
of the pipes with POR15 when they were new.
I had headers ceramic coated by Airborne 20K miles ago and its held
up well. Ceramic coating is an available option now on most new
headers. I'd get it.
rick
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:52:13 -0500 "Cecil \"Steve\" Martin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Galen,
> Are the pipes staying free from rust as well? Or did you
> not
> buy the pipes from them as well? I was wondering what "alumninized"
> steel pipes would look like after taking high heat and use.
>
> Sounds like you got your money's worth on the mufflers for sure
> after 6
> years and still in good shape. Seems to be a lot of happy customers.
>
> Dale makes a good point. If they are of high enough quality to where
> they last a long time, I guess you don't need stainless unless you
> are
> doing mostly shows.
>
> Thanks to Larry for his buddy's expert opinion. Sounds logical, and
> you
> know us guys like logic..except sometimes when buying things for our
> cars that we WANT ;)
>
> Well that about makes my decision on exhaust system, except what to
> do
> with headers. I want some kind of coating for the headers I need to
> buy
> for my 396.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Galen
> and
> Melissa Love
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Flowmaster - stainless ?
>
> As far as longevity is concerned, I've had Flowmasters on my
> Chevelle
> for about 6 years now, and they aren't showing any signs of rust. I
> live in Kansas, so they get exposed to rain, dirt, snow, and salt on
> a
> routine basis.
>
> Galen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: 396guy <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:47 PM
> Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Flowmaster - stainless ?
>
> They're not stainless at that price. Sure they'd look better and
> last
> longer but for the sound (my first set of Flowmasters), it's a
> pretty
> good deal to me. If you're building a car to show and not drive
> much,
> even springing for an HPC/JetHot/etc coating wouldn't be out of
> line.
> I'm sure there's someone out there who makes stainless pipes or
> could
> make them...just not my market right now.
>
> Dale
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cecil
> "Steve"
> Martin
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:16 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Chevelle-List] Flowmaster - stainless ?
> Dale,
> The pipes aren't stainless are they? Wouldn't stainless
> last
> longer and look better?
>
> Do any other companies make a stainless "kit"? I like the kit
> concept.
>
> Steve
>
>
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> I'm quite happy with the Flowmaster American Thunder kit I used in
> my 67
> SS. I think they came with a 30 series muffler but it's different
> than
> the standalone 30 series I believe. Had to be for the difference in
> price. The kit was $290 w/mufflers (2.5") compared to the pipe kit
> at
> $199...making the mufflers $100 for the pair. Designed for header
> equipped cars, they came complete with all pipes and hangars from
> the
> headers back. Not too loud on the highway and no "drone" at speed.
> Part #17119.
>
> Dale
>
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