A lot of the so called stretch is actually expansion from heat. Just like a piston. If all these terrible things happen to an aluminum rod, why doesn't it affect pistons the same way?
I have used Hooker, Hedman, TTI, Pacemaker and flow Tech on different engines. They have all needed work to fit right. Don't take any notice of Bakerlight, he has only ever used second hand headers anyway!
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