m671054 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I was thinking about this yesterday what are the pros and cons of brazing vs tig on a exhaust pipe. sure would be cheaper initial investment wise. also did you make or buy the exh flange. bought some dm pipes and need to change them. looking for some 1.9 flanges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I bought the flanges. I don't have ability to machine any. Cpi sells them. Thanks to all who stopped in to check these out. I will be welding and fitting them up tomorrow I hope lol. All goes well it won't be an issue. I am going to have to hack off stock pipe flanges to do it tho. They sent me 2 different sized flanges and I'm not patient lol I will say that brazing vs tig, brazing heats the cone much more over a larger area and warping will become an issue. A tig weld lays on very smooth and the heat doesn't transfer over such a large area like what a torch puts out. If controlled well enough I would imagine brazing would be a nice clean look. My prefference - I'll stick with a tig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbeat Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 is mig not an option, at least for test pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_smith97 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Better heat control with a tig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I'm going to play around with a mig dave. Seems that 18ga stuff could be very migable so I will probably play with both welders and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I found your pipes already made.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Sweet! Now ship em back to their rightful owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m671054 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 I was told not to mig as possible wire stick out or spatter on inside could someday dislodge and find its way into the engine. same with turbo headers. Look at raw shearers. stingers look brazed on but main seam is mig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Mig went on really smooth for me and its a good thing too because I ended up having to use it instead. My buddys tig is a cheapo model and doesn't even hardly work. Took me FOREVER to do it but slow and steady was successful! No holes blown through anywhere. Anyhow that's besides the point - I got em done and got em on today. They sound mean, powerband comes in about 650rpms higher than my sbsf in frame shearers. I didnt get to run them much today as it is raining and when I took it out for one test run they pulled extremely hard until I slammed a huge water puddle lol no good. They were a tight fit so next set will need to have the header pipe tweaked just a bit for fitment issue. Nonetheless for a first set I am very pleased with the result for a first attempt. Here are some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fappy'97 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Perfect for narrow trails 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m671054 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Those stingers look long as hell. the necks on them look way bigger than most. props for following through from idea to a finished part. Very cool keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 The stingers are long. I figured I would chop em once I got the pipes all fitted up. Thanks tho! It has been a long time comin, like I said some imperfections I believe I can cure on a second set but all in all I'm pretty happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadbeat Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 lol those are sick looking pipes johnny, you gonna give those a run on the dyno to see where your at compared to your shearers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_smith97 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 I really like the look of oof pipes too bad mine is stock or I would buy a set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Guns Racing Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 lol those are sick looking pipes johnny, you gonna give those a run on the dyno to see where your at compared to your shearers? Of course. If they are even remotely close I will be thrilled. I know I keep sayin it but I've wanted to do this for a LONG time and to see it all come together is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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