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| Author: | simon k [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | plumbers bends for inlet manifold? |
heya all.... is it OK to use these sort of bends to make an inlet manifold - I'm going to (shut up Andy) use a pair of downdraft webers on my honda and I'm curious if they'd be OK, or I'd have rust problems.... or any other reasons not to. I really should just sort out how to weld stainless steel, but you know... 
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| Author: | Mokesta [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:31 pm ] |
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It's ok to use those but for an intake I'd just use madrel tube bends. Much lighter and smoother surface finish. See your local truck exhaust shop for the Fleetline catalogue. M |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: plumbers bends for inlet manifold? |
skssgn wrote: heya all.... is it OK to use these sort of bends to make an inlet manifold - I'm going to (shut up Andy) use a pair of downdraft webers on my honda and I'm curious if they'd be OK, or I'd have rust problems.... or any other reasons not to. I really should just sort out how to weld stainless steel, but you know...
Cheapskate  
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| Author: | simon k [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:46 pm ] |
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Mokesta wrote: It's ok to use those but for an intake I'd just use madrel tube bends. Much lighter and smoother surface finish. See your local truck exhaust shop for the Fleetline catalogue.
M sigh... you're not meant to say that.... cos then I'd be welding thin stuff and I'd have to learn to weld properly and I'd have to get a decent mig as well as my trusty monster arc welder and my crap little gasless mig, and I might as well be using stainless mandrel bends.... see, I'm a slacker, and a cheapskate! |
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| Author: | cush [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: plumbers bends for inlet manifold? |
skssgn wrote: I'm curious if they'd be OK, or I'd have rust problems.... or any other reasons not to.
you want to be carefull with plumbers bends.... as the plumbers bend, you quite regularly see a crack appear.... |
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| Author: | gzeVan [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:44 pm ] |
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may also be pretty heavy, and every kg adds up |
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| Author: | DTrain [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:40 pm ] |
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yep definitely watch out for plumbers crack 
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:14 pm ] |
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Err excuse me, but didnt we discuss EFI some time ago........... |
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| Author: | simon k [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:03 pm ] |
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Archangel007 wrote: Err excuse me, but didnt we discuss EFI some time ago...........
that's why I said "shut up".... I just want my webers 
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:54 am ] |
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(grumble, grumble.......) |
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| Author: | cush [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:05 am ] |
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DTrain wrote: yep definitely watch out for plumbers crack
don't go un-subtlising my jokes now... 
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: plumbers bends for inlet manifold? |
cush wrote: skssgn wrote: I'm curious if they'd be OK, or I'd have rust problems.... or any other reasons not to. you want to be carefull with plumbers bends.... as the plumbers bend, you quite regularly see a crack appear.... I thought that was all behind you now. |
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| Author: | minstar [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:01 pm ] |
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Sorry couldn't resist... 
Works fine. And even webbers are a damn sight lighter than a decent size turbo... |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:49 pm ] |
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Building my new inlet manifold 
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