I put the whole exhaust on my 1.9L '84 Westy,  It did boost the power, and I
wasn't thrilled with the fit.  I had to file some aluminum off the
thermostat housing and one of the header tubes nearly touches the
transmission (near the drain plug... going from memory).  Additionally the
muffler tore away from the lower mounting bracket.  To their credit S&S
repaired this at no charge.  If I ever have to change it again, I may put
the OEM system back after repairing the crack.

On 1/6/07, Todd P. Last <Rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> My experience with the S&S headers is that the fit is poor.
> I had to send mine back because it was so bad there was no way to install
> it.
> I have not yet attempted to fit the replacement.
>
> Todd
>
> Keith Ovregaard wrote:
>
> Speaking of mufflers, mine is full of rust holes and it's days are
> numbered, although it still sounds fine. My question to the group is
> whether I should consider upgrading the headers and muffler. Can anyone
> who has S&S headers tell me if they noticed a power increase? I see
> that S&S also makes a "performance muffler as well. Any feedback on
> that? With only 130K miles on the engine, I plan on running it for a
> while before doing an engine upgrade, so I don't mind putting a bit
> more into the wasser leaker. (90 2.1L Syncro)
>
> Thanks in advance for any feedback, volks!
>
> Keith O.
> 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen"
> Past VeeDubs in the family
> 1984 Westy "Brownie"
> 1980 PU diesel
> 1979 Rabbit
> 1963? 23 window Splitty
> 1965 Bus
> 1969 Bus
> 1959 Bug
>
>