Industry-leading manufacturers partner to bring superior product to the performance market San Rafael, CA: Kooks Headers and Exhaust has partnered with Stage 8 Locking Fasteners to offer customers header and exhaust packages that utilize the zero-failure technology of Stage 8’s locking fasteners. “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with another premier performance manufacturer and bring our two products together. Our partnership with Kooks will mean a superior product for everyone from weekend warriors to professional drivers,” Robert Ahern of Stage 8 Locking Fasteners said. Kooks Headers and Exhaust have been innovating header technology for more than 50 years. No other header company in the country can offer “custom” headers for many late model domestic vehicles while still building handmade custom race headers that are used in applications making more than 3,000 horsepower. For more information about Kook’s go to www.kookscustomheaders.com 2015 marks Stage 8 Locking Fastener’s 30^th anniversary of building the world’s best locking fasteners for a myriad of industries including automotive, industrial, railroad and military. Since 1985, Stage 8 has consistently delivered measurable increases in equipment reliability and safety as well as dramatic reductions in maintenance costs and equipment failures, especially header and exhaust applications. Stage 8 designs effective active mechanical locking systems that prevent even a single degree of fastener loosening rotation, and provide significantly more breakaway torque than any other locking systems. The company has more than 78 patents and trademarks, issued or applied for, and 17 million locking systems installed in automotive and industrial applications, without a single failure reported. For more information on Stage 8 Locking Fasteners, go to www.stage8.com. New Stage 8 equipped header and exhaust packages are now available from Kooks. For more information, contact Chris Clark at chris@kookscustomheaders.com or your distributor.  

       San Rafael, CA: When Tom Allen of PSC Motorsports needed a better way of locking down the bolts on PSC’s steering box adjustment cover, he knew who to call. With years of experience in the motorsports industry, Allen was familiar with Stage 8 Locking Fasteners’ expertise and reputation for quality. “Our previous method of safety wiring was time consuming and not consistent,” Allen said. “Stage 8 didn’t have any kits for our application, but I knew they did custom applications so I contacted Bruce.” Stage 8 founder Bruce Bennett made some sample kits from components Allen sent him and the collaboration has resulted in the development of locking fasteners kits for the most popular power steering gears in auto racing, including all GM, Saginaw, Dephi and Nexteer steering gears. “Stage 8’s partnership with PSC is another example of two companies with a passion for the motorsports industry coming together to create a superior product,” Bennett said. PSC’s premier steering gears featuring Stage 8 Locking Fasteners can be found at www.PSCmotorsports.com. 2015 marks Stage 8 Locking Fastener’s 30th anniversary of building the world’s best locking fasteners for a myriad of industries including automotive, industrial, railroad and military. Since 1985, Stage 8 has consistently delivered measurable increases in equipment reliability and safety as well as dramatic reductions in maintenance costs and equipment failures, especially for the most critical fastener applications, especially header and exhaust applications.- For more information on custom applications from Stage 8, please contact Robert Ahern at 415-485-5340 or robert@stage8.com