[DeTomaso] Wilkinson's new GTS mufflers

[Asa Jay Laughton]

My original post was probably a bit misleading.  Fitting first, -then- 
coating is the way to go and is the way I did those on my Mach I back in 
2001.  I got the headers, made sure everything cleared first, then sent 
them off to Jet-Hot.  I didn't mean to elude to never fitting them prior 
to coating.  Sorry about that. :)

Asa Jay

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On 11/19/2011 9:56 AM, klckmac at msn.com wrote:
> I agree, get'em, fit'em, pull'em then coat'em! My 2 pennies worth.
>
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>> 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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