[DeTomaso] Wilkinson's new GTS mufflers

[klckmac at msn.com]

I agree, get'em, fit'em, pull'em then coat'em! My 2 pennies worth. 
 

> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:52:22 -0500
> To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wilkinson's new GTS mufflers
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/19/11 9 48 14, asajay at asajay.com writes:
> 
> 
> > I don't know that I care if it's stainless or not, but I -do- agree I'd
> > rather have the headers coated before installation.  If that means they
> > need to be mild steel, then that's what I'd need.
> > 
> 
> The gotcha there is that sometimes headers/tailpipes need a bit of tweaking 
> (i.e. 'percussive engineering') to fit properly. That goes for the 
> factory ANSA stuff too (the left-side header often bumps into the motor mount). 
> It sucks to coat your headers and then have to bash the hell out of them, 
> much less heat/bend them to get them to fit. Much better to get all that 
> engineering out of the way up front, then coat them.
> 
> Having said that, one would hope that in this day and age, it's possible to 
> fabricate headers and tailpipes that will simply fit the way you want them 
> to, straight out of the box. The Wilkinson setup uses a ball-and-cone 
> style of header connection rather than a simple flat flange, which opens up a 
> huge range of adjustablity without the need for violence.
> 
> Mike.
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