I bought and installed S&S headers and muffler on my 85 gl westy. It was rusty within 1 month and needed to be replaced within 2 years. If you live in the salt belt, like I do, you may want a different system. I also was not at all impressed with the fit of it, but the tone was cool and helped it breath a little better (butt dyno). We need a stainless steel system for the 1.9! Jesse Walz 85 vanagon gl westfalia 91 jetta gli 16v 01 golf gls 1.8t The Bus Depot wrote: > > What a timely question. According to Ron Solomon (wade through recent > > postings), the S&S product is inferior to the Dansk offering. > > In some ways yes, but then again they're apples and oranges. According to > my customers' feedback, the S&S system seems to be slightly harder to fit, > and compared side by side with the Dansk it is definately not as heavy > gauge. As is the nature of header systems, it will be slightly louder, but > also will provide slightly better performance than, a stock style system > like the Dansk. So you get improved performance out of your Vanagon, at the > expense of a slight volume increase and potential lifespan decrease. > Personally, when it came to my own van, I did not opt for the S&S. I have no > delusions about my Westy getting anywhere fast anyway, and opted for the > Dansk's increased lifespan and relative quietness, over the slight > performance increase afforded by the S&S. But others on the list have > different priorities, and some do choose the S&S for its performance > advantages and/or its cost (which is about the same as the Dansk system on > an '83-85, but cheaper than a Dansk system on an '86-up). I'd say the ratio > is about 20 Dansk systems sold to every one S&S system. It's really a > matter of personal preference which combination of price, performance, and > design appeals to you. > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > http://www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW |
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