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SSI HEs - how to finish? |
Tom_T |
Oct 27 2009, 07:35 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
My 73 914-2.0's HEs are original & now rusted through, so I picked up a pair of good used SSI HE's/exhaust pipes to not have that problem & CO poisoning issues ever again! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)
My question is - should I leave them shiny, or paint them as per the stock OE mild steel ones, or does it matter in the CW world?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) If painted, is it the same flat gray hi-temp paint as used on the mufflers, as seen at the 356 Registry?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) They look like this now: Thanx for your input! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Pat Garvey |
Oct 27 2009, 08:22 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
My 73 914-2.0's HEs are original & now rusted through, so I picked up a pair of good used SSI HE's/exhaust pipes to not have that problem & CO poisoning issues ever again! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) My question is - should I leave them shiny, or paint them as per the stock OE mild steel ones, or does it matter in the CW world?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) If painted, is it the same flat gray hi-temp paint as used on the mufflers, as seen at the 356 Registry?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) They look like this now: Thanx for your input! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Don't paint them! Leave them alone, though I'd take some steel wool to the ends, just to keep them purty. When SSI produced these things, they were one of the most significant improvements for a 914. They rarely fail. Most CW's accept them as a proper change. If you paint them, you'll have to make destructive changes to them, which will hurt them & produce something that doesn't appear stock anyway. Be glad that you have them. Yep, you can still buy stock ($$$$$$), but it's designed to degrade. So, ...why! Pat |
Tom_T |
Oct 27 2009, 08:39 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
My 73 914-2.0's HEs are original & now rusted through, so I picked up a pair of good used SSI HE's/exhaust pipes to not have that problem & CO poisoning issues ever again! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) My question is - should I leave them shiny, or paint them as per the stock OE mild steel ones, or does it matter in the CW world?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) If painted, is it the same flat gray hi-temp paint as used on the mufflers, as seen at the 356 Registry?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) They look like this now: Thanx for your input! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Don't paint them! Leave them alone, though I'd take some steel wool to the ends, just to keep them purty. When SSI produced these things, they were one of the most significant improvements for a 914. They rarely fail. Most CW's accept them as a proper change. If you paint them, you'll have to make destructive changes to them, which will hurt them & produce something that doesn't appear stock anyway. Be glad that you have them. Yep, you can still buy stock ($$$$$$), but it's designed to degrade. So, ...why! Pat Thanx Pat - you are THE CW GURU (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) The pipes are actually somewhat cleaned up from that pic, with wire wheeling by the seller - but that was a small enough pic to post here, as opposed to the later ones. I'll just clean them up as nice-n-shiney! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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