Helping the Vintage Air

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Originally Posted by AcampoDave

Jet-Hot quoted $347. That included the $66 for return shipping and insurance from Oklahoma. Turn around time is 15 days. It comes with a lifetime guarantee and is coated inside and out. The polished silver reflects 65 percent of the heat while the satin finishes are good for a 40 percent reduction. I know that's costlier than just buying some already done 2.5 inchers from Summit, but at least I can keep my good old "made in USA" GM manifolds and get an American applied coating and not mess with using a reducer for the pipe. I'll do it in late September after I get my longbed back together and update this thread when I can observe the results. I probably ought to get some batteries in my temp gun and do an unscientific before and after check.

Sounds good. I was about to mention the Summit brand option but it looks like you've got it figured out. Good luck with it! I'm looking at replacing my stainless headers for coated manifolds in a month or two as well for the exact same reason. We made it up to the Southeastern Truck Nationals in Lebanon, TN this past weekend and it hit 104 degrees Friday! I could feel heat from the steering column and brake booster area WITH the ac running..