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Old 01-29-03, 10:11 PM
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Dude!!!! That has to be one of the cleanest and meanest fab jobs I've seen in ANY gen RX7. Shiet, will you come down here and weld my stuff? So is that your real job or just your hobbie?

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Old 01-30-03, 09:41 PM
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that is awsome work,
congratulations.

it looks more like a piece of modern sculpture than an autopart.
you did all that welding/cutting/fitting yourself???

very impressive, i've got no clue how good it'll work,
but very impressive
Old 01-31-03, 12:14 AM
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SHITTTTT!!!! , now I cant post pics . of my twin wastegate manifold !! , it definately doesn't look that good , Damn.
Old 01-31-03, 02:11 AM
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will that crack?

Originally posted by Bad2ndgen
The main runners are 1.5" sch. 10, the WG runners are 1.25" sch. 10. It is all 304L S.S.
FRom what I know 304 is kida easy to crack at high temp. some race car use steel or 321. what is thinckness of the pipe
BTW you have very good work on that manifold
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It should not crack, the wall thickness is .125" and from what I've heard, the main reason for 304 manifold failure is due to the fact that they used braces to help support the turbo, 304 and all S.S. really like to move alot under differant temp's (expand and contract). When you use braces you dont let the matirial move and it end's up tearing it's self apart. The tubing size it's self should be plenty strong to hold up 30lbs or so, And I will not use any braces. Just to be safe though I might get it CRYO treated to relieve any stresses that might already be in the manifold.

If you must use braces, I would use something that can flex a little. Maybe with some rubber bushings at one end that you can preload or something.
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I call dibs on the next one! PM me when it's ready. ; )
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Old 05-23-03, 02:48 AM
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holy moly, inspiration to me setup, i'm learning how to weld from my brother, and once i get a freakin job i can order me a t04e and couple 304 ss u-bend so i can make me a damn manifold!

GOOD GREAT HOLY MANIFOLD, can i have one?

-mike
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Originally posted by rx7_turbo2
After riding in and witnessing a car with an open vented wastegate I would never suggest doing it any other way, it sounds like the world is comming to an end when it opens up. We have scared numerous bums, couples, dudes on rollerblades, and unsuspecting people in bus shelters. The guy on rollerblades actually dove onto the grass.

i think it sounds mean, but almost annoying at times.
Like a burping cow..WAAAAAAAA
haha
I'd consider letting it dump into atmosphere on a weekend car but not on a daily driver.
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Bad2ndGen,

Beatiful work! I sent you a PM, get it?
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pretty hot
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Thats VERY well done
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