It's actually beautiful.
But it co$t a small fraction of what I would have expected for a 400 cell cat.
How is that possible?
But it co$t a small fraction of what I would have expected for a 400 cell cat.
How is that possible?
3" V-band turbo outlets
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Because they're not CARB certified probably 🤣
Make me one!!
I think for the next one, I'll center it with a couple pie cuts. Call it an inspired idea 🤣
@boostkingMatt these are designed to mate up with my flanges 😉.
@boostkingMatt these are designed to mate up with my flanges 😉.
Heck yeah. I’d seriously like to see how yours goes and what it sounds like. I want to see if the 2.7 will sound like a Nissan GTR as well.
Looking at picking up a hydraulic pipe swager. Should make the Y pipe building easier. I also need to machine a flaring tool so I can mate the downpipes up to the stock resonator.
Ordered the 90° elbow for the driver's side downpipe, then I have enough length to put the O2 bungs in.
Still need to determine the clocking of the loop. I may go to the junkyard to avoid taking my truck apart needlessly.
Still need to determine the clocking of the loop. I may go to the junkyard to avoid taking my truck apart needlessly.
Upcycled a Honda halfshaft into a flaring tool. The process needs some refinement to be sure, but it moves 304 like it's not even there. I think the biggest issue is my crappy HF saw not cutting straight 🤣.
The Vibrant 90° elbow wasn't polished like I was hoping, so I guess I need to do that as well, so it discolors evenly with the rest.
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The Vibrant 90° elbow wasn't polished like I was hoping, so I guess I need to do that as well, so it discolors evenly with the rest.
Well, ordered a tool setup that I should have had for years. I'll be able to make my own slip fittings now 😁.
Hoping to get more done this weekend, but we'll see.
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Hoping to get more done this weekend, but we'll see.
Ugh! I see why people pay others to polish piping.... This stinks! Need to get some 600 grit to slap on the DA before I take it to the buffing wheel.
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I need some pictures of firsthand experience here... The loop is 9" across, so I'm trying to figure out the bast way to clock it. Since I won't take my truck apart until everything is ready to go on, I can't fit it to my truck at this time. How much room does one have around say an AMS or FullRace downpipe? I can free up a couple inches with the tiny cats but I don't know if it'll be enough.
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What does the loop look like now?
Same as what I have pictured, I just need to find a good position to put it before I weld it all together.
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Ok checked it out sorry lol, what if you take a 1/2” out of the throat of each elbow to shrink it in size or would that effect the equal length that your trying to do?
It's possible, but I would have to add it back in somewhere, like the parallel branches
For reference, it's 6" across and 9" tall.
For reference, it's 6" across and 9" tall.
Pipe expander and air-over-hydraulic pump came in. The manual pump doesn't move stainless that well, and I don't have the fittings handy to make the connection, but at least I have it all 🤣
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Next up is the polishing progress: this is after 600 grit
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And this one is after 1500 grit.
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Tomorrow I'll hit it on the buffer and see how it shines up from here.
Next up is the polishing progress: this is after 600 grit
And this one is after 1500 grit.
Tomorrow I'll hit it on the buffer and see how it shines up from here.
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To get a pretty good shine you could have stayed at 600 or go up to 800 grit. Remember to use green buffing compound for stainless
Ordered gaskets from 5*, along with the rest of the tubing. Once that all gets here, I have 2 weeks to get the pipes installed and figure out the Y pipe.
The Vibrant 90 shined up pretty good with whatever was left on my wheel.
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Drivers side started as a result. This is the easy side, mind you.
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And welded the loop up. It's not attached and the long end is just tacked as well, because I still need to figure out the merge.
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The Vibrant 90 shined up pretty good with whatever was left on my wheel.
Drivers side started as a result. This is the easy side, mind you.
And welded the loop up. It's not attached and the long end is just tacked as well, because I still need to figure out the merge.
I was stressing trying to figure out how to connect the air-hyd unit to the ram.... Then I remembered that I knew how to use a lathe 😁. This started as a 3/8 ORF with an OD that was too large, so I turned it down and cut new threads... Considering what I'm working with, this turned out pretty good.
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F150eco zl1, trans am , Malibu, looking for a kids first car
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The craziest thing just last week I was watching a video of F1 V12‘s sounds from the 1980’s- 1990’s and that sound comes from equal length perfect headers , it made me think if it was possible to generate a better sound after the turbos by building crazy long length down pipes and exhaust ,which split into a 2-8 -2
hopefully by splitting the exhaust from 2 pipes which are 3 or 31/2 inch pipes down to smaller diameter 11/2 inch pipes which are not really equal length ,but built in a way that fakes how equal length pipes act allowing the gases to hit the collector in a firing order giving it that roaring sound..
I know this may just turn it into a terrible sound while causing droning at different RPMS , but u less you experiment you never know..I tried looking around the Internet and couldn’t find anything close to it being done before,, maybe there’s a reason,lol..
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