Re: Stainless Steel Headers... worth it or no?
I've built lots of both ms & ss headers. In spite of price, ss is definitely the way to go, virtually indestructible. Having run both ss and ms headers on my own car, I can tell you that they hold heat way longer than ms, you can't get anywhere near them even 20 minutes after coming back from a run. Regarding tri Y's, don't consider them unless you are willing to commit the time to tuning things in, they are very unforgiving if you miss on the combination. In an ideal world, I would recommend ss headers and having them coated to at least keep the under hood heat radiation under control. The other negative to ss (besides the cost) is that the tubing tends to be 16 ga and that makes the overall weight higher, I have always prefered to use 18 ga on race headers just to keep the weight down. If money is really not an issue, consider the Nascar tri Y paper thin Inconell version, can't even imagine what those cost.
Jim Caughlin
SS 6019
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