6 heat exchanger price point, R U in ? Options

[scotty b]

There is a need, and seemingly a larger group willing to shell out the money for nice S.S heat exchangers, but at what price ? I may be willing to head up contacting some of the possible suppliers but not until I have a better idea of how many are SERIOUSLY interested and at what price point. Vote in the poll, and post if you are genuinely serious. Please don't vote or post just to say it would be neat, or that you would be in for 500.00 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif). I would like some sort of numbers on hand before contacting any suppliers.

Potential suppliers would be :

Hayward and Scott

http://www.haywardandscott.com/914-6-perfo...exchangers.html

Dansk : ( if they have the tooling and interest )

http://www.jpgroup.dk/uk/danskjopex-exhausts

Original SSI builder ( if he still has the tooling/plans and interest )

I have no contact info so if anyone does please forward it

Keep in mind that Dansk and Hayward would also have to be shipped from across the pond

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=241939

[IronHillRestorations]

I went through this about 15 years ago, and even sent a set of 914-6 HE's to Dansk.

Bottom line is that the tooling to do factory reproductions in SS is simply too expensive, which is why after all these years and many rumors SSI still hasn't (and won't) made 914-6 HE's.

I do not like, nor would I ever purchase or recommend the Hayward & Scott boxes, as they have exhaust tubing welds inside the heat collectors. This is an extreme health hazard, that Porsche discovered in the 60's. When I posed this question their answer was "it's never been a problem", which is totally unacceptable. FWIW this is why the heat collectors on the B&B's are so small.

Speaking of B&B, that's a fairly priced, but poorly built option. Half the time they won't or don't fit right and require a round trip back to B&B (how do you think I know this??), and the heat collectors are in adequate.

My personal conclusion was that the best option could be modifying a later style set of 911 HE's, but I don't have the capabilities or skill set to do that.

I'd be more than happy to discuss any of my research with you.

[SirAndy]

Speaking of B&B ... the heat collectors are in adequate.

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