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From: Malahat/Cowichan Valley
hijacker i know, sorry, i am doing it myself, just got a Lincoln electric mig pak 10. That and the two in two out 3" flowmaster or cherry bomb, all of it will come out to less than 150. well that is aside from the 350 i paid for the welder hahaha!
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From: Malahat/Cowichan Valley
A manual setup would enable you to do but the strength required to bend 3" would be a lot! i am just going to weld in 12.25-22.5 degree elbows and keep it simple! If it breathes like straight pipe, well then it is!!!
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From: Texas
Wow, I never thought of that!
I was thinking it had to be bent, but I can just weld in elbows.
Thanks!
I still dont know if I will have them both come out the right side infront of the wheel or a stack on either side of the cab, up as high as the front of the flatbed.
I was thinking it had to be bent, but I can just weld in elbows.
Thanks!
I still dont know if I will have them both come out the right side infront of the wheel or a stack on either side of the cab, up as high as the front of the flatbed.
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From: Malahat/Cowichan Valley
well now that is the question isnt it!?
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Modular motor junkie
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From: Texas
Yes, and I don't know which one to do!
Trust me, I know all about that.
I need to price all the elbows it will take.
buying my own bender may be a better deal.
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
We have one of those benders and be warned that they usually will just crumple a steel pipe. You need to use a soft grade steel and also a relatively thick wall. The bender will also collapse the cross section even if the bend is done properly. For slight changes in direction, they work ok, but you will find yourself constantly changing position to gradually curve the length of pipe instead of making one isolated, clean bend.
I have done both methods and prefer the elbow method, but to be completely honest, I was using stainless steel which is a fairly hard material. I used a Tig welder, but a mig works great too. This is thin material relatively speaking. Something to remember is you can cut 90 degree elbows down to 45 or less to get away with using fewer elbows. I usually only need 3 90s for a single pipe that drops out behind the rear wheel.
I have done both methods and prefer the elbow method, but to be completely honest, I was using stainless steel which is a fairly hard material. I used a Tig welder, but a mig works great too. This is thin material relatively speaking. Something to remember is you can cut 90 degree elbows down to 45 or less to get away with using fewer elbows. I usually only need 3 90s for a single pipe that drops out behind the rear wheel.
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From: Uintah Basin UT
I have removed the soup bowl and yes its the stock y-pipe but right at end of it i went 3 inch straight back, turn out behind rear tire, this morning he started surging a lot, it was like i was getting a lot more power from nowhere, it almost acted like the fuel was doin something but i dunno havent tore into it yet, any ideas? And im plannin on doing the cowl this weekend