Has anybody used the stainless works exhaust

[JRed04]

Just wondering if anybody has info or has tried the stainless works exhaust system with headers. It looks comparable to the cooks system and it costs a few bucks less.

[rocknrod]

Ya. It's way better too:poke:

[hitchhiker]

Just wondering if anybody has info or has tried the stainless works exhaust system with headers. It looks comparable to the cooks system and it costs a few bucks less.
Do you have more information or a website link for this?

Thanks,

David

[txmarauder]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=18320&highlight=stainless:)

[texascorvette]

my nephew in Minneapolis installed what is probably the first StainlessWorks exhaust system on a Marauder in the State of Minnesota. It was on a car with a Trilogy SC and he said that the dyno showed about a 60HP increase with their exhaust system.........but he also said it was about $2500!
Just wondering if anybody has info or has tried the stainless works exhaust system with headers. It looks comparable to the cooks system and it costs a few bucks less.

[CRUZTAKER]

Ya. It's way better too
Comon now Chief...don't knockem till you own 'em...any of 'em....:poke:

The kit appears fine. I have the KOOKS because that was all there was at the time.
All complete long tube header kits, including cats and mufflers will provide sinicant gains no matter who makes them.

Those folks are right here locally, but on the far east side in a town the size of a quarter. I still haven't found myself out that way for any particular reason.

Someday...

[wchain]

Just wondering if anybody has info or has tried the stainless works exhaust system with headers. It looks comparable to the cooks system and it costs a few bucks less.


I think GMan has the Stainless works system on his car...

[Big House]

I have see and heard that system and it is great...it was made just for the Marauder. His was the prototype.

[SergntMac]

I've been shopping for headers, and I like the offering from Stainless Works. I also like the 3" OD installation kit, but this may cost me some low end power, so, I still haven't made up my mind. I need to get other things setup before I work on exhaust issues, but I do like them over the Kooks, and most likely I will go this route. F.Y.I, the Kooks are considered mid-length, and the Stainless Works are full length.

[Big House]

Yes they are...the collector is all the way under the car. They are very nice.

[CRUZTAKER]

...the 3" OD installation kit, but this may cost me some low end power....
Nitrous corrects that problem nicely....:P

[SergntMac]

Nitrous corrects that problem nicely....:P So does trick cams and headwork...

[CRUZTAKER]

So does trick cams and headwork...
I am still an infant...so the bottle works for me.

Now if I could just tackle that potty training thing....:baaa:

[Reaper948]

my nephew in Minneapolis installed what is probably the first StainlessWorks exhaust system on a Marauder in the State of Minnesota. It was on a car with a Trilogy SC and he said that the dyno showed about a 60HP increase with their exhaust system.........but he also said it was about $2500!

The Kook's was tested at an overall of 50 hp ( dyno posted by reinhart) across the charts.... and this was with an NA Marauder...Anytime there's forced induction it will will show more improvements over an NA car. Now put a Kook's on a trilogy car...........Plus the Kook's sounds like a MADMAN

[BillyGman]

So does trick cams and headwork...Just some things that I've learned while modifying my own engines.......

When it comes to cams and/or heads, you cannot have it all. Head work means porting the intake and exhaust runners, and doing that will only move your powerband higher up the RPM scale and therefore reduce your low-end power.

And installing bigger cams means the same thing. You can go with smaller cams which will increase low-end power, but will also reduce the high RPM power. So it's either or. You cannot have both. The only exception to that rule in the way of camshafts is the roller cams, and usually the only ones that will make some serious differences in performance are the mechanical roller cams which are often impractical for street driven cars, since they have such radical lobe profiles that other valve train components usually get beat-up after merely a few thousand miles.

[SergntMac]

When it comes to cams and/or heads, you cannot have it all. Head work means porting the intake and exhaust runners, and doing that will only move your powerband higher up the RPM scale and therefore reduce your low-end power. Every mod has it's trade-off...

[G-Man]

I think GMan has the Stainless works system on his car...Sorry for the delay Gentlemen. I finally got my computer hooked back up.

I do have the StainlessWorks setup on my MM and yes it is the prototype and is worth every penny that you may have to pony up. As House said, the system was made specifically for the MM. My requirement was for it to produce the most HP/Torque that could be had with the MM, with zero problems. It is designed to flow enough exhaust for over 1,000 hp (one of the power building requirements that we had). Those of you that know me know that if a potential problem were there, then I would have vetted it out, since my application is one of extreme demand. My MM is built to be abused, but stay trouble free for the service life of the vehicle. I have had zero issues with StainlessWorks exhaust.

I will try to post picture, but seldom have luck. I can always email them to whoever may want them.

[Rider90]

Sorry for the delay Gentlemen. I finally got my computer hooked back up.

I do have the StainlessWorks setup on my MM and yes it is the prototype and is worth every penny that you may have to pony up. As House said, the system was made specifically for the MM. My requirement was for it to produce the most HP/Torque that could be had with the MM, with zero problems. It is designed to flow enough exhaust for over 1,000 hp (one of the power building requirements that we had). Those of you that know me know that if a potential problem were there, then I would have vetted it out, since my application is one of extreme demand. My MM is built to be abused, but stay trouble free for the service life of the vehicle. I have had zero issues with StainlessWorks exhaust.

I will try to post picture, but seldom have luck. I can always email them to whoever may want them.
Please? Pres@midwestpanthers.net

[MM03MOK]

Pictures posted in the Gallery.....

Clcik on the photo to take you there!

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/index_006.jpg (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1707)

[txmarauder]

I emailed them last night about responding to this forum and possibly doing a discount for members or a group buy. Lets see what happens.

[BillyGman]

Every mod has it's trade-off... It soubds like you've missed my point. When it comes to the powerband and the range of RPM's where the power gets delivered, heads and cams DO have their trade-offs yes, but power adders don't. Atleast not compared to N/A engines. S/Cers have their trade-offs as compared to one another, sure, but not as compared to N/A engines since they all yield a wider powerband than N/A engines do given the same amount of displacement, and wider powerbands than the factory stock set-up does.

However most aftermarket heads and cams don't yield a wider power band than the factory set-up does. Instead, they just move the avialable power to a different part of the RPM range instead of actually making that range wider like power adders do. That's what Barry's point was about, and is also the point that I was making. I think that any HP enthusiast finds that, or would find that interesting, since it's very relavent to the use of a STREET driven car.

[BillyGman]

Pictures posted in the Gallery.....

Clcik on the photo to take you there!

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/index_006.jpg (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1707)Thanks for the link to the pics Mary. Those look like realy nice headers!!! I like the Kooks headers I have, but had theser new ones been available back when, I might have gone with these. I think that I would've gone with the 2.5" diameter collectors instead of with the 3" ones because I happen to agree with what MAC stated about the 3" ones likely causing a sacrifice of some low-end power.

[MarauderMarc]

Hey G-man, I tried to pm you and you cant recieve pms for some reason. Can you give me a price and what all is included in the setup? I alrready have mufflers. Thanx

[G-Man]

Hey G-man, I tried to pm you and you cant recieve pms for some reason. Can you give me a price and what all is included in the setup? I alrready have mufflers. ThanxI had to change my email address. I should be ok now. Back to your questions; I don't sell, or am not affiliated with StainlessWorks, other than being a cutomer, so I don't have the answers that you seek. However, I you contact Al Noe at StainlessWorks, he will take care of all your needs.

Thanks,
G-man

[SergntMac]

Hey G-man, I tried to pm you and you cant recieve pms for some reason. Can you give me a price and what all is included in the setup? I alrready have mufflers. Thanx Why don't you just page up to post #4 in this thread and use the link posted by TXMarauder?

[JRed04]

Sorry for the delay Gentlemen. I finally got my computer hooked back up.

I do have the StainlessWorks setup on my MM and yes it is the prototype and is worth every penny that you may have to pony up. As House said, the system was made specifically for the MM. My requirement was for it to produce the most HP/Torque that could be had with the MM, with zero problems. It is designed to flow enough exhaust for over 1,000 hp (one of the power building requirements that we had). Those of you that know me know that if a potential problem were there, then I would have vetted it out, since my application is one of extreme demand. My MM is built to be abused, but stay trouble free for the service life of the vehicle. I have had zero issues with StainlessWorks exhaust.

I will try to post picture, but seldom have luck. I can always email them to whoever may want them.
Excellent, can you give me an idea of how long it would take to do the install and if you could do it at home. Also how do the mufflers sound that come with it. Thanks

[alstainlesswork]

Hi Guys

If there is interest in a group purchase, let me know. We may do one for the forum and offer a deal like free shipping and $50 off a set of headers. Any interest?

Our products are all 304 s/s. We laser cut our own flanges in house on one of two Trumpf laser cutters. We mandrel bend all of our own tubes and use the best converters we can find-Radom Technology converters. The only things we do not do are make the tubing we use to bend the tubes and catalytic converters.

Let me know if there is any interest. For the Cleveland/Akron locals, we would make you a great deal on an install, and welcome you to tour our shop any time.

Thanks
Al
Stainless Works

[txmarauder]

Thanks Al for responding to my email. Can you give us a price shipped for a complete kit with headers, hiflo cats,inlet pipes for mufflers and free flowing mufflers. Thanks
Greg

PS do you offer different sized primaries and collector sizes. Thanks

[JRed04]

Hi Guys

If there is interest in a group purchase, let me know. We may do one for the forum and offer a deal like free shipping and $50 off a set of headers. Any interest?

Our products are all 304 s/s. We laser cut our own flanges in house on one of two Trumpf laser cutters. We mandrel bend all of our own tubes and use the best converters we can find-Radom Technology converters. The only things we do not do are make the tubing we use to bend the tubes and catalytic converters.

Let me know if there is any interest. For the Cleveland/Akron locals, we would make you a great deal on an install, and welcome you to tour our shop any time.

Thanks
Al
Stainless Works
Group purchase sounds good. I like the freeness of the shipping and the fifty dollarness of the discount.

[alstainlesswork]

Hi Guys


Pricing is as follows:

Headers only with no connector pipes: $799
Headers with off road pipes: $999
Headers with high flow cats and connector pipes: $1299
Exhaust system for our headers-3" from the collectors to the muffler inlets, 2 1/2" tailpipes with slash cut polished tips: $899

We will offer any of these for $50 off and free shipping. The headers are 1 5/8" primary tubes, cnc mandrel bent, tig welded, with smooth flow formed collectors, 3/8" thick cnc laser cut flanges, and a limited lifetime warranty.

Any Cleveland area customers-instead of the free shipping we will make you a super deal on the install labor.

If anyone has any specific questions, please email me at alstainlessworks@alltel.net

It is hard to keep up with all the boards every day but I will try to check in every couple of days.

Thanks
Al
Stainless Works

[Petrograde]

hmmm,... I may be interested. :burnout:

[jawz101]

i ditto that

[CRUZTAKER]

Al should have his stuff up in his own forum soon.

[jawz101]

is the forum a work in progress? I figure I'll give them a call to see what their plans are. I didn't know if anyone else is keeping up with them but I am definitely checking this thread constantly for updates