Stainless VS Dana Headers
 

Hi , just did one of my mistakes and bought a set of big tube headers (the one that blings when you open the hatch) after 5 hours of they started leaking . yes 5 hours from new !!!

i dont trust these type of headers any more and i am going for something more reliable, i saw the Stainless Marine Gen 3 and the Dana as well .

has anyone had one these headers ? which is the best ? which are the most reliable


by the way motor is a Dart 572ci makes around 650hp

no experience with Danas but the genIII Stainless are some great headers. I have had two sets and liked them a lot and never had any issues. Not many guys running the danas and i;m not sure why they seem like a really nice piece and i really like the way they look.

Probably because they had the same terrible experience that I had with Dana himself! Look up past stories!

Gen 3 if your baking big power
Gen 2 mild to stock power

anyone else has the Stainless Gen III ?

My CMI's popped 3 times so I went to the Stainless Marine headers 2-3 years ago. I'm not sure if I have gen II or III, but they're on a 525. I had my mechanic paint them blue to match. No problems, no power loss, same sound. Very happy.

how did you know that your CMI's were leaking ? because i went to change the plugs and noticed that the headers were leaking !
power wise its the same ?

So whats happening with the new 5 hr old headers, what brand ? are they taking them back

I bought used Gen IIIs .. much better than the Leaky 'sprinkler' Stellings I had .. not so much bling but peace of mind. Not sure you need the Gen III`s for 650hp.

No issues, I have two riser elbows for sale FYI.

http://33outlaw.zenfolio.com/img/s10...97069698-3.jpg

yes i am dealing with them for a full refund if they dont agree i will publish them with pics and videos

those are beautiful is that real carbon ?? what exactly you have for sale ?

Just hydrodipped. I have the top elbow risers.

http://33outlaw.zenfolio.com/img/s12...29378473-3.jpg

K&E's are great for 650hp.

CMI has bee tremendous to work with for our team. as we developed the new 1100/1350/1650 header system they studied and tested with us each step of the way. Very happy with their support. Miss Geico.

I have had great luck with Lightning Headers. They offer a full stainless big tube header. If you do a search on here you wont find many if any problems with them.

Excess steam out the exhaust, rusty plugs, etc.

I still get the same speeds. Sounds the same too.

Cmi
 

Hello Bulitz,

This is Chris Morth from Custom Marine Inc.

We are unaware of the headers that you are referring to. Please bring me up to speed as we stand behind our product and if they only have 5 hours on them we are going to rectify the issue to your satisfaction.

I look forward to hearing from you and making things correct.

Chris Morth
Sales Manager
Custom Marine Inc
[email protected]
920-450-9939 Cell
920-886-8237- Direct desk

not CMI
 

Dear Chris,
This makes a big company better from others, when people like you take care of there costumers. but i never said that my headers were CMI's they are a different brand . i am in the middle of discussion with my headers builder if we don't come to an agreement i will bluish all the photos and videos of this product

Well, you kinda did since 'big tube' is one of their lines. Anyhow, glad that's cleared up.

On another note- Stainless Marine is awesome to work with. For my application I wanted a custom tailpipe with a few goodies added on and they fit like a glove.

http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/...pss5lc2rzv.jpg

http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/...pskiulq6qw.jpg

Bulitz had bought the much talked about XS Headers:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...r-headers.html

This is good info Bulitz - sorry you where the first to buy from here and had issues - but, the good part (not for you, but for everyone else) is that we now have info on these low cost headers. Info being they only lasted 5hrs.

I wonder how many guys want them now ^^^^^^^ someone in that thread said ( sounds to good to be true ) I hope you get your money back OP

Get what ya pay for?:fear: