Just an fyi for everyone waiting. His site has been updated and now states specifically that the single cat SFC's will be available for sale on 10/7/02. Dual Cat coming later.

$185 bare.
+$45 for black or red powdercoat.

Woohoo!

 

I know Steve is really busy so i'll ask someone else in case he can't answer. His old SFC's looked to cover more area underneath and looked like they'd be more ridgid and solid and make more of a difference. These new tubular one's look like they don't cover much area, wouldn't be as solid and wouldn't make much of a difference. Is this right? I know this may sound stupid, but I just want to be sure they'll hold up just as well (maybe better) as the old one's he sold would.

 

im not steve obviously, but i can gurantee (sp?) that he would not make a new version weaker than his others, and from what i hear his old ones rocked, so add alittle to "rocked" and you have his new ones!
(im getting them from him)
matt

 

I have a question about powder coating... If the connectors come coated? do you have to grind them off to weld them????

There's a place here that will put square tubing ones in $425 installed but not coated, they are pretty well recommended...

I can paint them and the car after.

$225 for most, but thirdgen camaro's are a pain in the a$$.
If I buy Steve's I'm looking at $350 CAD and that's before I pay shipping.

 

for the best weld yes you should clear off any coatings whatsoever. so to me it seems foolish to get them pre-powdercoated. i am just going to por 15 mine when i get them. if they are bolt ins, im not sure if steve is also going to sell bolt in sfcs, but then get them pre powdercoated.

 

Check this thread out for a good discussion of the strength of Steve's old SFCs vs his new ones...

Click here

Basically, his new SFCs are both more rigid (ie stronger) and weigh noticably less then the old ones.

Yes, you do need to grind off the powdercoat when welding them in. No, he doesn't sell any bolt-on SFCs. It's not difficult to touch up the weld spots after installation. Easier then painting the entire subframe connector after installation, not to mention the difficulty of getting 100% coverage all around the connector after it's installed. They fit very snug to the undercarriage of the car if properly installed, making it hard to get to all the areas between the connectors and the undercarriage.

 

They are for sale NOW FYI.

 

will these sub frame connectors clear hooker LT, with the mufflex y-pipe?

 

Your best bet is to email Steve directly and ask him, he should know.

 

Just a little FYI, they've been available for a month now. I work at a shop and we keep in touch with very well and talked to him about them a while ago.

 

Well, Steve's posted on here a few weeks ago and said they'd become available to the public in mid september. he had working versions way before that and was building up stock to prepare for the surge of orders.

 

All the orders we have are built. If you got powder coated they are at the coaters and we'll get them back on Friday. All bare orders have shipped. Going well. Thanks.

Steve

 

Hey Steve, you still doin installations at your shop? Price? Thanx.

 

Yes sir...$150.00 installed. Email or call to make an appointment.

Steve

 

Steve: Any modifications required for SLP headers/y-pipe single cat?

thanks

 

Just ordered my self a bare pair I hope there are no backorder problems with all the mad demand.

 

I don't currently have any cat on my car(aircaer loved me), I'm going to be putting a 350 in it at some point..

So is it worth it to get the dual cat SFCs cause they will also work with a single cat? And if I end up going dual cat it already fits..

I'm not in a hurry atm cause I really don't have any money

 

hey I want to order the SFCs, but I have one problem. My mechanic that usually does my work says he wants to install them on a standard lift. I say he needs to have it lifting with out the suspension being compressed/twisted when jacked up on the control arm or wherever.

Should I find another mechanic or is this acceptable?

 

SFC's should be installed w/ the suspension loaded.