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Loch Stewart Extractors
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:39 pm
by Novice1
Can anyone tell me if the loch stewart extractors are powder coated.
At $650, I would hope so.
Cheers
Novice1 aka Ron
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:54 pm
by Babalouie
No, I think they're just plain steel.
At $650 you're paying for solidity of construction and power gains, not bling
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:29 pm
by Novice1
Babalouie wrote:No, I think they're just plain steel.
At $650 you're paying for solidity of construction and power gains, not bling
Ta:
Are the loch stewart extractors the best in your opinion, can certainly buy cheaper genie, x-force headers.
What sort of power gains from extractors.
Cheers Novice1 aka Ron
Re: Loch Stewart Extractors
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:31 pm
by Casey
Novice1 wrote:Can anyone tell me if the loch stewart extractors are powder coated.
At $650, I would hope so.
Cheers
Novice1 aka Ron
No they're not, but powder coating would be toast (boom-tish
) in no time.
Best to get them ceramic coated with something like HPC - there used to be a mob in Brendale who did it (Jet-Fast Coatings??). I had my Lochie extractors and the factory heatshield HPC'd in silver - matched the polished plenum and camshaft cover nicely.
Re: Loch Stewart Extractors
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:53 pm
by Novice1
Casey wrote:Novice1 wrote:Can anyone tell me if the loch stewart extractors are powder coated.
At $650, I would hope so.
Cheers
Novice1 aka Ron
No they're not, but powder coating would be toast (boom-tish
) in no time.
Best to get them ceramic coated with something like HPC - there used to be a mob in Brendale who did it (Jet-Fast Coatings??). I had my Lochie extractors and the factory heatshield HPC'd in silver - matched the polished plenum and camshaft cover nicely.
Thanks for that I will see if the Brendale mob are still in business.
Any ideas on power gains from Loch stewart extractors.
Cheers
Novice1 aka Ron
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:24 pm
by Babalouie
Maybe 2rwkw gain. Subjectively they tend to feel like a zero sum gain, ie you lose a bit at the bottom end.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:45 pm
by Brad
I noticed limited gains from my x-force ones with a stock exhaust, however once I added a 2 1/4 system it really came alive.
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:27 am
by 16bit
i got about 10rwkw with the whole system and an intake done (87rwkw). mine came hpc coated but i got the whole shebang, metal cat and rear section. these are the best (well look the best)
http://www.jacksonracing.com/production.htmbut no idea what they cost and they are not for road use.
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:19 pm
by Okibi
I assume the loch's are still made in Australia paying Australian workers a fair wage.
Cheaper headers usually come from China where the wages and conditions aren't as high.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:39 pm
by 16bit
Okibi wrote:I assume the loch's are still made in Australia paying Australian workers a fair wage.
Cheaper headers usually come from China where the wages and conditions aren't as high.
yep the are manufactured by CES
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:40 pm
by miata
I got 82.5 rwkw (NB8A) with the Full Loch and a K & N CAI. I felt it was worth it for the exhaust note alone.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:22 pm
by Craig
miata wrote:I got 82.5 rwkw (NB8A) with the Full Loch and a K & N CAI. I felt it was worth it for the exhaust note alone.
Just to annoy all the snotty fellow Mosmanites no doubt!
R Lochs
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:32 pm
by Novice1
Well the loch extractors are sitting in my garage.
Once, i took the heat shield off my car, I noticed an extra pipe running from stock headers.
I, am going to have to remove same, which apparently is illegal, this pipe
as some effect on emissions.
Currently, adding several coats of heat resistant paint to headers.
Thanks for all the replies.
Cheers
Novice aka Ron