exhaust... stainless steel or mild steel?

[MRH-22A]

mild steel is nearly half the price of stainless steel...

wat are the benifits of stainless steel over mild steel for our engines

and is it worth getting stainless? or just go with mild?

[newmski]

AFAIK stainless steal is just more hardy when it comes to the elements and exhaust temperatures. You will probly have a different exhaust note from the two aswell. ohh and SS is shiny..

[marcus]

nt much diff...they dun make power diff...except stainless steel last longer and look nicer

[kyle]

SS is lighter!

[bigteethygrin]

SS shouldnt rust as bad as mild steel does.

[MRH-22A]

are the ones that come stock on our cars mild steel?

they dont seem to rust much at all.

[sssturbo]

mild steel can last longer if you spray paint it with some high temp paint to protect it from rust, there wouldnt be any difference between ss and mild steel in terms of gas flow as they are both smooth on the inside, but ss is sexier :D

[Jackness]

dont paint it... ceramic coat it. It can be done in many places. High temp paint doesnt give the same protection as ceramic coating.

[preludacris]

just get ss
lolz
if u plan to sell ur car in a couple years , then just get mild.

my friends mild steel has had heaps of lil pin hole leaks ...

ss last ages..

[grnlude]

SS:thumbsup:

[MRH-22A]

the guy at the exhaust shop recommended mild steel... so thats what i got.

[Professional]

SS is your choice. Mild-steel is easy to get rust.

[iced]

just get ss
lolz
if u plan to sell ur car in a couple years , then just get mild.

my friends mild steel has had heaps of lil pin hole leaks ...

ss last ages..
piping itself cannot get pinhole leaks.
if you have leaks it will be in the welding.
shit welding = pinhole leaks

[dundas]

Mild steel can become corroded..but it seriousy doesn't happen over night.. unless the pipes had corosion already.

[iced]

Mild steel can become corroded..but it seriousy doesn't happen over night.. unless the pipes had corosion already.

exactly
and as i said its usually from the welding.

for mild steel exhaust piping to develop hairsize leaks it would have to be at least maybe 20 yrs.