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Perth, WA
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February 2003
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What to make turbo header Collector out of?
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Thu, 20 May 2004 02:40
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What metal for Collector?
OK i was going to make it out of mild steet around 10mm but was reading on the net and they say not to make it out of mild steel. but what do i make it out of??
anyone know of a place in Perth that has it?
cheers
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: What to make turbo header Collector out of?
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Thu, 20 May 2004 05:20
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stainless would be good. supposedly a good metal to make turb manifolds from.
mild steel would be ok - as long as its thick walled stuff.
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sydney
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November 2003
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Re: What to make turbo header Collector out of?
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Thu, 20 May 2004 06:45
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Steam pipe is the strongest thing you can use to make the collector. Plumbing supply shops should carry it and it isnt expensive. Albeit it is hard to work with.
Stainless is good also but you need the thicker stuff. Make sure whoever does it does it properly as i have heard a lot of people having problems with stainless ones cracking. The weight of the turbo hanging on it is a factor as well.
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Perth, WA
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February 2003
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Re: What to make turbo header Collector out of?
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Thu, 20 May 2004 07:20
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I am making it myself
i have the flange made up and the steam pipe bends are all done i just have to do the collector part.
what if i used 10mm mild steel for the collector and got the lot coated in HPC coating (does anyone know how much that would cost)??
thanks all
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On your mum!
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May 2002
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Re: What to make turbo header Collector out of?
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Thu, 20 May 2004 08:49
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If you have made the bends and such out of steam pipe, then the collector becomes a given - steam pipe! Really at 10mm you won't be making a collector (it will be a heater box) with 4 pipes firing into it.
IMO - you do not weld up the pipes and bends prior to forming the collector. I make the collector priority #1 when making a manifold. Cut the collector pipes out of straight steam pipe at the angle you desire/or is practical for your collector, number them, and then make each one fit into it's own quadrant of the turbo flange. It is a lot of work (which is why I do it first).
Alternatively - use a concentric reducer (available from the same place where you get bends) cut it down to desired size and weld pipes in - I do not recommend this method of manuacture.
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Perth
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October 2003
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Re: What to make turbo header Collector out of?
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Thu, 20 May 2004 08:56
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Coating on the outside with HPC will only trap heat into it, making it hotter, wont help the metal. But personally i think 10mm mild steel is heaps big enough, make sure you get the flange faced when you are finished!
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May 2002
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