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Don't mean to be picky...but that doesnt look stainless!
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I know it doesn't, I never thought it was even after taking it off but i've read up on it and it apparently is!
Quite hard to get hold of these days as well apparently.
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Jetex also make 'aluminised steel' systems as well as 'stainless steel' systems.
Their website indicates that they only offer a stainless system for the 306 now, but they may have made aluminised steel systems for the 306 before (I don't actually know if yes or no).
So this might explain why it might be seen as not being stainless, but I honestly couldn't tell you the answer. Most are stainless though.
Good luck with sale.
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Of course it has iron in...
The clue is in the name by the way, stain-less. Jetex must use a very low grade stainless as they always look like this.
I've seen much much worse though.
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My stainless system is as shiney as the day I fitted it!!
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Thanks chaps!
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May have this if its still up at the end of the month
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It doesn't Tom it's only surface oxidisation, the flanges, brackets etc are all solid. Doesn't look or feel like the rust you get with mild steel.
These are well known for being solidly built its just the visuals which let them down. My OMP is shiny as buggery but it doesn't feel as robust as the Jetex.
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SOLD!
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Could well be stainless but be very low grade. Its like power flow exhausts. They bang on about giving a life time warranty on their stainless exhausts and they rust like anything! lol
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looks like 304 grade to me, 316 is the grade that normally stays clean and shinny