[DeTomaso] Stainless Steel Headers---Correction

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sun Mar 4 23:16:23 EST 2012


Mike,

Were those ceramic coated by Wilkinson as part of the package?  And what 
was the price difference for the plain steel?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
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On 3/4/2012 7:56 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/4/12 17 37 7, jb841 at cox.net writes:
>
>
>> In retrospect, I should have started a new thread.  I would like to
>> apologize for any confusion that this may
>> have caused.  Steve Wilkinson is a great guy who has helped us, the
>> Pantera Community, immensely.  If you
>> have been wanting a stainless steel exhaust system (or a plain steel
>> system), this is the one to buy.
>>
> I just received shipment of one of Steve's new systems, in plain steel,
> destined for a new French Pantera owner.   Simply put, they are FANTASTIC!
> Knowing Michael's recent experience, I measured the header flanges and both of
> them were almost perfect--certainly well within production tolorances.
> The headers are Jet-Hot coated (or similar competing product) and the
> tailpipes are painted.   They look terrific.   It's unfortunate, in my view, that he
> chose to market them ONLY in L-model configuration (straight tip).   The
> buyer had to choose standard steel vs. stainless because the first thing he's
> going to have to do is cut the tips off and re-weld them at the proper angle
> for a small-bumper car.
>
> But with that caveat aside, I am incredibly impressed with this product,
> and especially for the price.   I would have a difficult time justifying a
> genuine ANSA system. which would cost more than twice as much, and rob a bunch
> of horsepower.   If I didn't already have a heavily modified ANSA system on
> my car, I'd definitely be buying a set of Steve's new exhausts--in mild
> steel, not stainless....
>
> Mike
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