Thick wall equal length header/uppipe
03-11-2009, 07:57 PM
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Thick wall equal length header/uppipe
Have a handful of welds to finish on the header and need to break apart the uppipe and bevel the joints and clean it and then weld it together. Test fitted the uppipe today to make sure everything cleared the engine cradle and everything was on the money the first go around.
03-12-2009, 03:45 PM
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it already is mandrel bent in the sense that the inside diamteter stays the same throughout, i just use elbows right now and if i need a different angle than 45/90 i jsut cut the elbow to get the right angle. Im looking into using bends with legs instead of just the bends to speed things up and have less welds.
This tubing/piping to be more exact doesnt just get mandrel bent. it has a wall thickness up to .14 compared .065 which most companies use, so it has to go through a special process, of induction bending where the material is heated up and then bent. I'd like to get most of the pieces fully bent out or atleast the portions that i can.
This tubing/piping to be more exact doesnt just get mandrel bent. it has a wall thickness up to .14 compared .065 which most companies use, so it has to go through a special process, of induction bending where the material is heated up and then bent. I'd like to get most of the pieces fully bent out or atleast the portions that i can.
03-12-2009, 03:48 PM
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It should clear most everything out there, although I have only tested it with a 2.5l oilpan that the man from DB let me use...thanks again paul i still owe you! But there is a lot clearance between the pan while also giving the filter enough clearance
03-12-2009, 04:10 PM
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Wow, that looks really nice. Basically, that's just like that 1.5 scroll setup. Equal pulse almost all the way to the turbine entry! I'd be very interested to see a tuned before and after dyno, assuming you kept the same turbo.
Idea on pricing? and can you share any of the specs (e.g. diameter of the primaries, etc. blah blah i-don't-know-what-i'm-talking-about-but-i-hope-you-get-the-picture)?
Idea on pricing? and can you share any of the specs (e.g. diameter of the primaries, etc. blah blah i-don't-know-what-i'm-talking-about-but-i-hope-you-get-the-picture)?
03-13-2009, 10:12 AM
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lol....that would be very expensive. Also the way titanium neds to be welded makes it more difficult. But if you wanted it made out of an exotic material inconel would be the way to go not titanium.
03-21-2009, 08:57 PM
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i looked up the metal you mentioned and WOW... looks good and I'm thinking its lighter than titanium?
My world is motorcycles so I found this... silencer is ti/ inconel with header full inconel... NICE! i likes...
