oh well if it does, nothing a welder won't fix. It actually looks like it will hold up. The head flange is nice and thick and they put a brace between the turbo mount and the head flange to help support the weight. I had my cousin who is a welder by profession look at it and he said there is no reason it shouldn't hold up. If heat is what is supposed to play a factor in its poor quality I don;t get it because it's SS. That thing will take a lot more heat that an aluminum head will. What makes them so bad, fall apart, etc??