Performance nut
Well-Known Member
I personally bought Kooks but I had a reason aside from the name. I will say that Chinese alloys are generally inferior to American alloys in almost ever type I have used.I buy American when it's fairly priced. 1.5-2k for long tubes is freakin ridiculous. I paid 2600 for a MAPerformance turbo kit. All made in USA including the turbo. Most headers have e85 fouling problems anyway other than Kooks. At least these eBay headers have a 15 deg o2 bung so that shouldn't be an issue.
Cheapest example of this would be pocket knives. Someone bought me one made from Chinese steel, broke it within a year. The one made from American steel has outlasted two belt holsters and sharpened countless times due to use. 10 years and counting. Chinese tools, broken after a few years. American tools, still functioning like the day I bought them.
I could go on but I think I have made my point. I don't plan on getting rid of my car any time soon. So I rather have something I would expect outlast my car.
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