If you could find one, a 90 deg 3" to 3.5" expander elbow would be sweet!
(for those of us without the baller 3.5" V-Band...lol)
(for those of us without the baller 3.5" V-Band...lol)
Downpipe Fabrication Question
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Mild Steel you'd probably get away with swaging the end of a 3" elbow no probs at all John!
Truck exhaust shop would have the dies in house.
(then again most shops would have these days)
Truck exhaust shop would have the dies in house.
(then again most shops would have these days)
Jdub, now I understand. Thanks for the thorough description. I got my bungs in order now.
The plan is starting to come together. I will locate the expander as close as possible to the 90 degree elbow from the turbine. The elbows I have seen have either a 4" or 6" leg so that should give me plenty of fall to clear the firewall. At this location, I will need to use a shorter (greater angle) expander because there is very little room for lengthy tangents.
What is the verdict on a bellows. Should I include and where. A 3" in to 3-1/2" out bellows would be useful for this application.
The plan is starting to come together. I will locate the expander as close as possible to the 90 degree elbow from the turbine. The elbows I have seen have either a 4" or 6" leg so that should give me plenty of fall to clear the firewall. At this location, I will need to use a shorter (greater angle) expander because there is very little room for lengthy tangents.
What is the verdict on a bellows. Should I include and where. A 3" in to 3-1/2" out bellows would be useful for this application.
I assume you're talking about a flex section...I'm a believer in them...other folks will disagree. If you hit the downpipe on a speed bump, it dampens the shock to the turbo/manifold. I prefer to fit one further down the pipe though, but that's just me.
jdub;964128 said:
Yes, I meant flex section. The car is intended to be a daily driver. Your advice makes good sense.