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F-2 Speedy 02-02-2017 07:47 AM

9.8 vs 10.2 deck makes a difference, couldn't remember what you bought, I guess if you didn't need to modify your existing exhaust you will be ok

kvogt 02-02-2017 08:19 AM

Many of the old Cigarettes had 34 inch center to center.

TomFTM 02-02-2017 08:49 AM

Not sure which generation stainless marine you have , but I can tell you that you will be going backwards replacing stainless marine with stellings headers..in terms of maintenance . You will be testing and fixing those headers every year, been there done that...never again... I will tell you that I had stellings black model and they fit a tighter center than my new stainless marine gen 3 ... Jerry had to make custom center manifolds to make mine fit.

Full Force 02-02-2017 09:08 AM

Seems the deal is not as great as I thought, gonna pass I think.

That being said maybe I just make my stainless marines dry and leave them for now

MILD THUNDER 02-02-2017 09:28 AM

For me, its a no brainer to use GEN III stainless marine on a blower motor. Performance and reliability.

N/A motor, there could be some decent perf gains with a full length header over a gil or sm marine standard setup.

My stellings were made in 1996. I had them repaired once in 2011 for a slight leak. But I dont run in salt either.

Full Force 02-02-2017 09:29 AM

Does Stellings still make headers?

Unlimited jd 02-02-2017 09:40 AM

Haven't in a long time. I'd bet the newest ones you'd find are 10+ years old

Full Force 02-02-2017 09:55 AM

Gotcha that explains google failure lol

CIG3 02-02-2017 10:10 AM

For overall (peak) power the full header will be the best bet. But thru the cruise RPM range you won't see a big gain over the Stainless marine. The Stainless Marine sure are more reliable than ay full length header out there other than the Keith Eikert stuff.

getrdunn 02-02-2017 11:37 AM

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I've got the stallings green tag in a 12 meter with 33 1/2" center and have a good 1 1/4 btwn the two center. The only thing to consider is that's with gm heads. Your aftermarket heads with 1/2" raised exhaust ports will narrow the gap a bit.


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