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Mail From: Keven D. Coates (email redacted)

I've been off the list for a while (I was somehow dropped) and I'm in the
process of resubscribing, but I'm not completely on yet, so if you want to
make sure I get something, send it directly to me at (email redacted).

I've scanned the web messages for the past week, and here are my replies.
If you want more information, just ask.

NEG WEDGE ANSWER:
Robb writes:
>The N- Wedge kit lowers the car a couple inches, correct?

About 1.5 inches for me.

> Are you running headers on your car?

Yes, Hooker standard headers.

> Have you had any more scraping, bottoming out after the neg-wedge install?

Yes, I have scrapped them a few times, but they hold up well. So far only
one dent, and it's been six years.

> I'm curious. My car has been up on stands all winter, just put the neg.
wedge kit
> in and am wondering what kind of headers (shorties?) to go with.

I like my Hooker headers. They fit well and haven't given me any trouble
for six years despite high centering my car on them once or twice. I didn't
even have to lower my steering to fit them. Plus, they are cheap.

I would coat them with something before you put them in though. I just
painted mine with VHT (very high temp) paint, but they would look better if
you coated them with Eastwood's stainless coating or something similar.

HOOKER HEADERS ANSWER:

I personally like the standard Hooker headers over the super comp headers.
They are thicker, and therefore might last longer. They are cheaper, and
fit well. I didn't lower my steering at all to put them in! Read the above
few paragraphs for more info.

MALLORY UNILITE ANSWER:

I have a Mallory, and have had for about seven or eight years. I really
like it. It doesn't give me any trouble at all. Once I did burn it out,
but the engine temp was over 250 at the time! They use an optical sensor to
sense slits in a spinning disk. Three wire hookup, it doesn't get much
simpler than that!

Well, that about sums it up. Good luck everyone!

Thanks.

Best Regards,
Keven D. Coates
'68 stang
DSP Datacom


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