I had to return my first set of S&S  pipes for my 83 Air Cooled.
They would not fit under the body.
The second set fits and sounds good but they welded a angle piece to the
muffler skin and it broke at the welds (muffler leaks).
They should use a wrap around strap.
The sheet metal on the shell is too thin to be a good weldment location.
Any way $116.00 + Double freight and it was about $150.00
The gaskets suck and leaked, Add $8.00 for gaskets.
I like the system .......... just wish they would go up $20.00 on the
price and do it right.
I changed to my federal system to get inspected and haven't reinstalled
the S&S but I'm thinking about fixing the leak or begging for a
replacement muffler  ( hell will freeze over July 18, 2003)

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 18:42:00 -0800 Damon Campbell
<damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> writes:
> I would dissuade anyone from purchasing S+S pipes.  I have them on my
> '84, and basically the shop that installed them had a helluva time
> getting them to fit and S+S was a total bastard about wanting to
> make sure they provide a good product.  So basically, a bunch of
> guys hung on the pipe to get one of the exhaust ports to line up.
> To me, this says the life span of the mild-steel pipes has been cut
> considerably.  When these break, i'll probably be trying the other
> SS pipes (the canadian ones).
> Also, my engine squeaks now where one of the exhaust pipes slighty
> rubs the (i think) cat.
>
> Overally, i'm not impressed with S+S... of course, many others have
> had opposite experiences.
>
> -Damon
>
>  Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote:I need to replace a few exhaust
> pipes on my 85 Westfalia. My local repair
> shop suggested S+S pipes as a more economical alternative to VW
> parts (half
> the price it turned out). What choices do i have in terms of
> aftermarket
> suppliers, and how do they compare in price and quality?
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
>
> '84 Westy
>
>
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