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Don't pay $$$ for 3 inch exhaust. Go DIY! (update)
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:45 pm
by vr4gone
Being money conscious gives me budget ideas. :)
TIG up your own 3 inch exhaust..... yeah!!
Complete with Aero chamber muffler from the states ($140 delivered)
Mandrel pipe work ($148)
Stuff paying $700 or more at a performance exhaust workshop.
*cut, fit and tack pipes
*perge and weld.
BOOM BAM! You have a fully sick exhaust. :D
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:49 pm
by enthuzed
Nice one!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:26 am
by robert26t
nice work!
I want a TIG!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:55 pm
by vr4gone
not quite finished. ran out of argon, doh!
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:49 pm
by avandull
Always good to see people building things.
Nice work
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:01 am
by Alspos
It's gunna be loud but so far it looks great. Well done!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:37 pm
by Vulpes
looks great, I have a full 3 inch system for sale here including dump pipe for $300 if anybody here isnt has handy with a welder ( me
)
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 8:16 am
by smodgee
^^ that should work well
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:59 am
by avandull
I can see why it took 6 hours. Should work well
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:53 am
by FST4RD
Nice job! :beer
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 8:28 pm
by vr4gone
cheers fella's, :beer . This is the extent you have to go to if you wanna run a nissan BB turbo. Actually, I could have used a dump from ebay but then I would have had to cut a hole in the bonnet cause it's 180 deg the wrong way around. :o LOL
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:46 pm
by thrash
noice :drool:
does the flex joint help at all? I was advised not to bother with one, as they are apparently meant for east/west engine configurations, where the engine has a bit of forward - backward motion?
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 9:04 pm
by vr4gone
I have made the dump pipe following down the fire wall rigid fixing it to the gearbox so there is no stress on the dump, turbo and manifold when the exhaust moves about.
