$200 Up Pipes
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09-30-2012, 06:57 AM
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09-30-2012, 08:43 AM
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Found this on another forum..
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Anyone use these from DORMAN? Is the quality acceptable?
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Anyone use these from DORMAN? Is the quality acceptable?
I have had some luck with Dorman products but all the parts I have used have been made in China. But then again it is hard to find an American company these days that have there their parts made in the USA.
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09-30-2012, 12:03 PM
Hopefully they aren't like Dorman's manifolds. I've had two sets of their exhaust manifolds crack on install. Unfortunately you can't expect much when an 8 year old Chinese kid is getting paid $0.50 a day to weld them together.
The price is great but the IH pipes are 100% made in the USA and I've yet to have an issue with a set. Riffraff Diesel: International Bellowed Up-pipe Kit 99.5-03
The price is great but the IH pipes are 100% made in the USA and I've yet to have an issue with a set. Riffraff Diesel: International Bellowed Up-pipe Kit 99.5-03
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10-01-2012, 05:24 PM
Update from the other forum.
After seeing these Dorman down pipes on here I thought what a great option to the factory ones. SO I sent a message to Riff Raff about looking into these since they have a great Military grade heat coating offered. Well he answered me. RIFF RAFF: "Nick,
We looked into this about 6 months ago and decided to try testing a set before selling since we stopped using Dorman manifolds because they are terrible quality and had bad cracking issues while in use. The quality is sub par on the up-pipes as well, and the casting on the up-pipes cracked as well. While we would be very happy to be able to sell cheaper up-pipes we can't lower our standards to a bad product. We will stick with the International as they are made in the USA rather than China like the Dorman, and we have never had a single issue with them. Hope that makes sense, I just don't feel right selling a product that I wouldn't put on my own trucks. Let me know if I can help you further."
We looked into this about 6 months ago and decided to try testing a set before selling since we stopped using Dorman manifolds because they are terrible quality and had bad cracking issues while in use. The quality is sub par on the up-pipes as well, and the casting on the up-pipes cracked as well. While we would be very happy to be able to sell cheaper up-pipes we can't lower our standards to a bad product. We will stick with the International as they are made in the USA rather than China like the Dorman, and we have never had a single issue with them. Hope that makes sense, I just don't feel right selling a product that I wouldn't put on my own trucks. Let me know if I can help you further."
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