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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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u still have the stock exhaust headers and they got the rusted look going on, i plan on sprayin them black with some of exhaust system paint crap, is there anything else i should do to themfirst without having to take them off to prevent them from getting this way again?
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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You can always swap them out for a coated set of headers?
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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Paint will just come off the stock manifolds
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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they're cast iron. I wouldnt worry too much about rust eating thru them. Dont worry about it, its surface (btw they're manifolds ) and u need LTs anyway
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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yea i kno need lts, screw it, im just going to go ahead and buy some
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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get that stock garbage out of there
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