At 10:19 AM 9/10/2008, Jeff Lincoln wrote...
>My friend has someone at his work who is willing to make him some new
>ones
>out of stainless. I thought it would be a great upgrade unless there
>is some
>reason not to.

You get significant oil cooling from the black steel ones. The nice
looking, shiny aluminum ones make things worse. Stainless would be
worse still, due to its low thermal conductivity.

But, that's more of a concern for an aircooled. It may not really
matter for a waterboxer.