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WHICH PIPE IS BETTER

Old Dec 21, 2000 | 11:00 PM
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the stillen or cattman y pipe be honest.
Old Dec 22, 2000 | 06:41 AM
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cattman stainless steel
Old Dec 22, 2000 | 06:52 AM
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It's a wash from a performance standpoint . . .

But the Cattman is a superior product from a manufacturing standpoint. Plus, Cattman supports our forum and gives us some really good deals from time to time. Stillen doesn't do **** for us (although some of Stillen's distributors do). If I were in the market for a Y-pipe, I'd buy the Cattman without reservation.
Old Dec 22, 2000 | 07:36 AM
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Well, I'd have to argue in favor of the Cattman Performance piece. But I'd base that argument on the superior materials (stainless steel mandrel-bent tubing and massive 3/8 to 1/2" CNC-cut flanges) and production methods (the strength of TIG-welding is inherently far superior to the MIG welding used on Stillen's mild steel pipe).

And, so there is absolutely no confusion, Stillen's Maxima Y-pipe is made of chrome-plated mild steel, not stainless. My experience has shown that there is no comparability in terms of resistance to metal fatigue and, of course, corrosion resistance.

Thanks for your interest.

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Old Dec 22, 2000 | 12:29 PM
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Jeez, Brian . . .

Whassup with you being called a newbie? Maybe you don't post a lot, but there ain't no way you'll ever be a newbie in my book. We ought to make a new category for people like you, Phuong and Don in Texas and call you "Sponsors" or something like that.
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