Brian,
Rather than pmail I'm obviously posting to the vanagon list as well so it
goes into the archives
for future use if needed.

I got the stainless header, J and muffler when my conversion was done in
Oct. '07. The header
"folded" (had 6 holes or cracks in it) at about 14-16 months. SC had already
started producing
a better model where they ordered 100 at a time, according to Mao at SC.
This one has proven
to be much more robust and better quality, noticeable even by thumping the
pipes. The old
header sounded tinny by comparison but this new one isn't a year old yet so
time will tell.
I don't do any maintenance on the muffler so it has "bronzed" like SS does
when heated
but it's showing no other wear or weakness so my vote is that it's a good
system, good
investment.

Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy 2.2

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Brian T. <nobleman1962@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the Smallcar.com
> stainless exhaust and associated pieces.
>
> Please Pmail me with what'cha know.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>