[Roadsters] Exhaust header

[Gary Ault]

I hope your good fortune holds.
Gary


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From: Stephen Holst <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com> 
Date: 04/19/2016  3:45 PM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net>, datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net, Brad <bradleygt at excite.com> 
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Exhaust header 

Hi:
My original manifold on my 68 2000 has never cracked and has been off and on
several times for valve work.
Steve
1968 SRL311


On 4/18/16, 4:37 PM, "Gary and Cindy Ault via Datsun-roadsters"
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Brad,

1600 or 2000?  The factory manifold on my 2000 cracked at the weld
> between #2 and #3.  I had it welded, and it cracked again.  I bought a new
> manifold, and it, too, cracked at that same seam.  I replaced the factory
> exhaust manifold with a header, which has never given me trouble.

I have no
> idea what the reliability experience has been with factory 1600
> manifolds.

Gary
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On Mon, 4/18/16,
> Brad via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

 Subject:
> [Roadsters] Exhaust header
 To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
 Date: Monday,
> April 18, 2016, 12:28 PM


  

  Would it be better to replace the factory
> header with
 one that is already ceramic coated or have the factory
 header
> coated ? My understanding is you might have to
 replace the starter with a
> shorter starter if you go with
 the after market header. I found the
> aftermarket coated
 header for $325. The stock header has a couple of crack
> the
 need some attention I can weld those and to have those
 coated is $175.
> But with the stock header continue to need
 repair for crack. Or just repair
> the cracks and leave
 alone.

 Thanks everyone

  

 Brad
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