

| Subject: | Re: Gowesty Stainless Exhaust |
| From: | Jim Akiba |
| Date: | Wed, 1 May 2013 19:21:25 -0400 |
Rocky Mountain makes it IIRC, they do a good job. Jim Akiba On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:51 PM, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote: > Thanks Bill, > > Nice to know that the quality IS good. I wish I would have just forked > up the money and bought the set when I had my engine out. But at the > time I had no idea that the Dansk pipes were so bad. Though I am pretty > sure that goWesty did not have the stainless option out at the time. > > Installing is a lot easier when the engine is out for sure but I am > curious how much trouble you had in installing the new pipes with the > engine in. I'm told that one of the manifolds is tougher than the other > to install. Did you replace all the pipes with the new stainless ones ? > > -john > > > On 5/1/13 1:36 PM, Bill Monk wrote: >> >> I ordered that exhaust for my buddy so he avoid his wife knowing about >> it. Of >> course that meant installing it at my house. >> First the pipes are well made and has >> all mandrel bends. Thick flanges are >> nicely welded on. Very nice! >> The fit was perfect. Nothing like the >> Dansk pipes I have dealt with before b >> The kit is made to fit both Syncro and >> 2wd so their tucked up tighter than >> the dansk pipes or even stock 2wd >> pipes. The sound was a bit nicer as >> it's more free flowing. >> Go Westy did a good job on this one. >> >> Bill >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 1, 2013, at 1:18 PM, John Goubeaux <john@UCSB.EDU> wrote: >> >>> I've used Rustoleum Hi Heat paint but as Dennis points out it eventually >>> comes off. I did coat a brand new set of Dansk pipes when I was doing a >>> rebuild with the engine out and it really did not last long before it >>> burns off. The pipes do come with a primer but after the fact I am >>> wondering if the primer they use is in fact Hi heat ? Meaning did that >>> shorten the ability of the top coat to resist heat ? >>> >>> Over all though the Dansk pipes, from my experience, are poorly >>> manufactured and often do not fit properly and fail. And, it's my >>> understanding that they are the only after market pipes available ? In >>> my case the rear manifold hits the rear engine mount bar at startup and >>> stops of the engine ( eg the clearance is too small). If I was to do it >>> again I would maybe consider paying for the more expensive stainless >>> pipes that are being made, as I assume they are being more carefully >>> made to fit properly. >>> >>> I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has any experience with the >>> stainless pipes being made ? eg: >>> >>> >>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23768&category_id=&category_parent_id= >>> >>> -john >>> >>> >>> >>> >
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