[s-cars] RS2 Tubular Headers

[Aaron]

Trevor

Your comments are further confirmed here:
http://www.burnsstainless.com/

Aaron



Trevor Frank wrote:

>I have replace and or redone several header on race cars and street cars
>that where ceramic coated steel on turbo cars and rotary motors in
>stainless steel, 321, to increase longevity.  On the rotary motor it
>would blow out each race.  The last turbo motor it would blow out every
>other race.  I have never seen it done the other way around, going from
>stainless to coated steel.  I also was part of a design on a tube header
>for a 1.8t, in mass production 200 units.  I recommended stainless and
>we built one prototype, it worked flawlessly.  The guy with the money
>was talked into doing it in mild steel, and coating it.  The header
>failed, and he was out over 10k.  An currently sit's on about 50
>completed pieces of junk. And enough material to make 150 more.
>
>So with a quality material like 321 stainless or inconel you know it
>will work, it will hold together because the material can handle the
>temperature, and designed properly with slip fits for long runners or
>short runners with no slip fit's you should have a piece that will go a
>long time without maintenance.  Also supporting the turbo properly. 
>
>
>If you decide to use mild steel, or really anything other than 321 or
>inconel it is just a gamble.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: [s-cars] RS2 Tubular Headers
>
>Joey
>
>That's why I chose to go with mild steel and not stainless. I will have
>to
>
>ceramic coat this one but that's a good thing anyway. What's the price
>and
>
>source on the methanol ijection you were talking about on Audiworld?
>Thanks.
>
>Hap
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