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I've finally decided to take action on my dreams of one day owning a turbo v6 f-body. So far I've got a Master Power T70, some silicon couples and clamps, and all the mandrel bends I'll need for some nice forward flowing headers.
I have a small MIG welder which I plan on using to tack the pipes together, and access to an industrial sized TIG welder. I'm not an experienced welder, but I've been learning to TIG weld for about a month now with the help of professional. He'll probably help with some welding on the headers if I can't manage to do it on my own.
I have a couple of questions, though. First of all, where can I get some 1/2" thick exhaust flanges for the 3800? All the pipes I bought are 16 gauge mild steel, should the flanges be mild steel as well? Also, are 1 3/4" primaries too big? It seems like some people are using 1 1/2" to maintain exhaust gas velocity, but I've already got the 1 3/4" pipes. How about the merge pipe? I bought 2 1/2" pipes for the merge pipe but again feel that this might be too big. What are the rest of you turbo guys running as far as pipe diameters?
Oh yeah, here's some pics of some parts so far. Still waiting on the 2 1/2" v-bands.
Can't wait to start fabrication!
I have a small MIG welder which I plan on using to tack the pipes together, and access to an industrial sized TIG welder. I'm not an experienced welder, but I've been learning to TIG weld for about a month now with the help of professional. He'll probably help with some welding on the headers if I can't manage to do it on my own.
I have a couple of questions, though. First of all, where can I get some 1/2" thick exhaust flanges for the 3800? All the pipes I bought are 16 gauge mild steel, should the flanges be mild steel as well? Also, are 1 3/4" primaries too big? It seems like some people are using 1 1/2" to maintain exhaust gas velocity, but I've already got the 1 3/4" pipes. How about the merge pipe? I bought 2 1/2" pipes for the merge pipe but again feel that this might be too big. What are the rest of you turbo guys running as far as pipe diameters?
Oh yeah, here's some pics of some parts so far. Still waiting on the 2 1/2" v-bands.
Can't wait to start fabrication!
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