It all depends on how much you have to spend and how long you are going to keep your van. S&S Header system- $300 (does not include cat- $99) Stock 2wd Exhaust system- $450 Stock Syncro Exhaust system- $600(does not include muffler carriers, catalytic convertor, or muffler straps) The S&S Header system promises a performance increase (I have no data to back this up but it is a less restrictive system with a "turbo" muffler. I had one of these systems installed on my '91 Carat Vanagon for over two years. Although it looked very rusty I recently had to remove it and it came off quite easily. It was still in good shape. The stock system is made by JP Group (the same supplier that VW uses). These are the same pipes you would get if you went to the dealer. The dealer is going to want around $900 for these parts. Why support the dealer (someone who could care less about you or your van) when you could support your friendly neighborhood Vanagon specialist like myself and get the system for half of dealer pricing? <<insert long pause with only the sound of crickets for a reply>> Some people go with the S&S system because they are getting ready to sell the van. Perhaps money is tight and they need to go with the cheapest available. Perhaps they are trying to squeeze every available horsepower they can out of the waterboxer. Maybe they have a syncro and the S&S system is half the price of stock. These are some of the reasons that people will go with the S&S system. If you have the money, you are going to keep the van for several years, and you want the stock level of engine noise, then you should probably go with the stock system. I have had no evidence that the stock system lasts any longer than the S&S system. My own experience installing them and using them on my own vans does not support this theory. Just FYI.
Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com Phone: 856-327-4936 Fax: 856-327-2242 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Denton <jasondenton@ATTBI.COM> Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 10:23 am Subject: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro? > I looked through the archives and found mixed feelings on the > header vs stock > exhaust systems. I am replacing the rusty exhuast system on my 90 > Westy and a > bit taken back by the cost of replacing all the pipes. > > Has anyone had good or bad experiences with the other options for > exhaustsystems....S&S headers, Sebro stainless steel, or stock? I > am leaning toward > something that will not rust up here in the North. Thanks very much. > > Merry Christmas. > > Jason D. > 90 Westy > |
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