[Caddyshack95]

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I run a set of Dan's Try-y headers, coated.

Beautiful car. Racing red for the extra HP.

What kind of numbers does that baby put out in terms of horsepower?

 

[Dre day]

So all the header talk has me shopping Quad 1's (instead of TriY's) for new set up. In checking Dan's website, I see that original TriY's are +/-$665.00 uncoated plus $275.00 for his coating. The Gen 2 TriY's are listed at $815.00 plus $275.00 for his coating...

How did you get to $1,600.00 for uncoated? Are Dan's website prices that out of date? I guess your buying some sort of catalytic converter set up too, but I still couldn't get to $1600.00 (uncoated).

Ok, you got me curious. Good quality and sound; what is the regret? What else would you have done?

Keep in mind the engine is an air pump. There is no need for a bigger air exit, if you are not putting more air in it.

I bought the tri y gen 2 304 stainless steel

 

[nsaness]

I bought the tri y gen 2 304 stainless steel

Cool, but I am missing the what you "regret" part?

 

[SSandman]

I've never bothered coating stainless headers. Could it beneficial? Yes, coating will help retain heat/energy but the HP gain from that I believe would be marginal at best, especially on a T304 stainless header that already has better heat retention than mild steel. Coating will help reduce temps fairly signifiangly around the header, but these cars have plenty of room and I just don't see the need, especially with headers that fill as well as dans. Hell, I ran mild steel uncoated flow tech afterburners and also Borla shorties on my 94 as a daily driver for years and with just some careful bending and wrapping of the AC lines I never had one heat related issue or failure caused by the headers and neither of those fit nearly as well (and the Borla shorties put the pipes close to just about everything you wouldn't want pipes close to)
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I wouldn't bother coating stainless, only mild steel. It's just something else that can start to peel/chip/flake eventually and look cruddy whereas raw T304 will pretty much last the life of the car and aside from some discoloration, will never look like crap. Coating stainless headers may help in the REAL long run to prevent stress cracking from years of heat cycles but good brand T304 headers with high quality welds usually last people the life of the car without issue. I've installed Kooks and American Racing headers in friend's daily driven cars 15 years ago and hundreds of thousands of miles later and they still have no issues.

Personally, I'd only coat stainless on an application where the headers sit dangerously close to vital components, and on these cars that really isn't a problem. These are big engine bays with a lot of space and air flow and Dan's headers fit extremely well.

 

[1Slammed96SS]

I appreciate all the feedback guys. Thanks

 

[Clear Image Auto (Dan)]

I don't get to this forum much anymore and I know I answered via email but I'll chime in here to clear up a few things.

1. My website is way out of date. Long story short I had gotten locked out of it after having a fall-out with the one man web company who use to host it. So it needs some serious work.
2. We no longer offer the Original TRI-Y headers. (Need to get them off my site)
3. The headers quoted for $1600.00 were the 304 stainless GEN II TRI-Y headers with hi-flow cats but since he lives in my state, there is $130+ of WA tax included.
4. Raw (un-coated) 304 stainless radiates about the same heat as ceramic coated mild steel. We use to build mostly mild steel with ceramic and stainless was more a custom build. With the price of ceramic going over $300.00, customers started wanting the 304 stainless more since they wont rust, radiate about the same heat, use nicer collectors made by a company called "Cone Engineering" and we use V-band flanges instead of the ball/socket. These days we build almost all 304 stainless headers with mild steel being more the custom.
5. Yes ceramic can be added to the 304 stainless headers to insulate them even more. But most customers who opt for the added expense of the ceramic coating do it more for a color scheme. Some do it for the added heat protection on engines running nitrous or turbocharged/supercharged.

I bought the tri y gen 2 304 stainless steel

I am also curious why you regret your purchase?

 

[FunBags]

I don't get to this forum much anymore and I know I answered via email but I'll chime in here to clear up a few things.

1. My website is way out of date. Long story short I had gotten locked out of it after having a fall-out with the one man web company who use to host it. So it needs some serious work.
2. We no longer offer the Original TRI-Y headers. (Need to get them off my site)
3. The headers quoted for $1600.00 were the 304 stainless GEN II TRI-Y headers with hi-flow cats but since he lives in my state, there is $130+ of WA tax included.
4. Raw (un-coated) 304 stainless radiates about the same heat as ceramic coated mild steel. We use to build mostly mild steel with ceramic and stainless was more a custom build. With the price of ceramic going over $300.00, customers started wanting the 304 stainless more since they wont rust, radiate about the same heat, use nicer collectors made by a company called "Cone Engineering" and we use V-band flanges instead of the ball/socket. These days we build almost all 304 stainless headers with mild steel being more the custom.
5. Yes ceramic can be added to the 304 stainless headers to insulate them even more. But most customers who opt for the added expense of the ceramic coating do it more for a color scheme. Some do it for the added heat protection on engines running nitrous or turbocharged/supercharged.



I am also curious why you regret your purchase?

I am glad you commented in this thread, is there an email I can reach you at? I sent a message through your site but never heard back then google said you were permanently closed so I gave up hope lol. Looking for some headers for my 95SS.

 

[1Slammed96SS]

Here you go FunBags.

dan.ferraro@clearimageautomotive.com

 

[Bovineplane]

I have a set of gen 2 tri-y and high flow cats i purchased new for sale if anyone wants them. Shoot me a pm.

 

[Johnp410]

I have a set of gen 2 tri-y and high flow cats i purchased new for sale if anyone wants them. Shoot me a pm.

You still have them? I tried to PM you but I don't think I have enough post yet.