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Wanted F355 headers wanted (2.7 car)

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  1. Culprit

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    #1 Culprit, Oct 16, 2020
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    Hi, I'm going to do a smoke test this week but I'm suspecting it's about time to replace the rebuilt headers on the F355.

    Looking for aftermarket manifolds for a '95 2.7 F355. Preferably Tubi or maybe Nouvalari or similar. Not interested in OEM, right now not really looking for Fabspeeds either.

    I know these don't come up often, but just throwing this out there before I buy new. Let me know if you have anything--
     
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    #2 OCKlasse, Oct 16, 2020
    If you change your mind about OEM, let me know. I’m in your neck of the woods
     
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    #3 f355spider, Oct 17, 2020
    Who did your rebuild?
     
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    #5 f355spider, Oct 17, 2020
    OP says:
    "Not interested in OEM, right now not really looking for Fabspeeds either."
     
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    #6 Culprit, Oct 17, 2020
    Not sure.. was done under previous owner back in '06. Supposedly they still looked good when opened up for the last major 3 years ago so might've been a true rebuild rather than a repair. Will do more testing this week and decide my direction.
     
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    #7 f355spider, Oct 17, 2020
    Some of the first companies to offer the rebuild service (like QV London) only replaced the tubing from the flange to just past the first bend. Of course a few years later, they would fail, just past the first bend. At that point it became clear the only way to properly rebuild 355 exhaust manifolds is to remove all the tubing from the flange to the collector. That is how everyone does it now. Originals were made with 409 stainless, rebuilders use 304, one gauge thicker too. The process seems pretty consistently the same by everyone now.

    I did mine around 2007 preventatively with QV London and they failed around 2012. Were rebuilt under warranty by QV London a second time, but they failed to reinstall the insulation, so they rattled. My local dealer opened up the heat shields and added insulation to fix that for me.
     
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    #8 ShineKen, Oct 18, 2020
    You’ve been around for a long time :)
     
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    #9 ShineKen, Oct 18, 2020
    Stainless Headers appears to be a reliable new source for rebuilds. They use 321 SS. They can rebuild or build you a whole thing from scratch.
     
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