Fabbed up my first dP
 

Well i fabbed up my first 3" dp want from Flexy to Sexy IMO Flux wire still ownes me Also my prep work sux
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learn to ------- weld before you weld your ------- shut, then go weld your ------- shut.

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im trying to learn ass hole you dont get good over night i know that flange is fucked even with volts up speed down the bitch splatters + windy as ---- today

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wind doesn't effect flux like that.. you have a $50 welder, the only thing you can do is min/max.

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yeah even i weld with flux and im new to this ---- and it looks nothing like that. you need to learn how to make an actual bead. it kind of looks like you just kept stopping and going at it over and over again ...................you live in R.I. right?

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alumized pipe im betting too.

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'yea since im using a harbor freigt welder i go over the twice just incase i have any pin holes yep aluminized i would get going for a good 2-3 inches then burn threw

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yo you live in R.I.?

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yea Warwick Cranston line

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i live in newport if you come down i can show you how to weld better than that

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Well when the car is done acouple of my boys were gunna cruz up there for some off your night races prov is getting to hot

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what night races in newport ? where did you get that idea? good luck the Dp has pinhole leaks written all over it

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o-well i say ---- it only way to learn is to do it but i def wouldnt mine getting togeather the car will prolly be runing again this week i have to throw in the 2.5 bar and 880's and start my tune. im always up for new tips and ---- how did that topmount come out?

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------- sweet i started a new one that destroys my first one .........you tune?

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there not perfect but they run decent i keep everything conservitive though some vids are on youtube search is RI Street Racing i have the 99 si not bad on 7psi im hoping to see 15-18 this weekend

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get rid of your hf flux, go get some tractor supply flux. it's much better than the stock roll, .030 flux will work. how far from the work is your tip? wire wheel off the alumized coating, and go over the flux before you run a second bead.

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to get a consistant ark im about 1inc to 3/4 inch off any closer i burn threw but this is all on high nextime ill go low and pick up wire speed

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Look close at the joints. Namely near the filter. That weld was done with a canadian tire special flux core welder. For such a cheap ass welder that was given to me... The machine can weld nicely. I've made numerous exhausts for friends and air intakes with it. Clean your metal and clean your welds after. Chizzle and wire wheel. I did not use any grinding disk. Just wire wheel.
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clean ass ---- thanks for all the tips

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he go. so long as it works

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yeah then you should def. come down here im looking for some one to tune my ride (TurboEdit) since im broke ass hell and cant buy the tuning kit yet. then ill show you how to weld or weld some ---- for u :6

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Holy ----! :X

Look on the bright side: your welding can only get better from here. :6

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LOL thats Right im trying
i wouldnt mine you giving tips but i like to do everything my self if turboedit is anything like crome we could prolly get er done as long as you have all the ----

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you want to keep the tip close to the material, it doesn't let the wire melt lopsided and walk your weld like a drunken hobo down an alley NEARLY as much as 1" away. 1/4" is ideal iirc, i've gone up to 1/8" away for some precision small stuff/tacking, it's much more controlable.

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Yeah, when I weld I like to get that *bzzzzzzzzt* sound sort of echoing in the cup. Just listening to it you can hear how much of a better arc you're getting when close. It can gunk up the cup and tip rather quick but your weld will be so much better and the heat just seems to soak in faster. Maybe I'm an idiot for explaining it like that.. but I've done a bit of flux coring on my little Craftsman (10+lbs of wire) and that's just my experience.

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ive knocked out about 30-40lbs of flux on mine since i got it, i do all kinds of ---- all the time with it and no complaints yet

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The best way I can explane what he is saying, Is you want it to sound like bacon when you first put it in the frying pan.

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i need a wideband , and i dont have ---- except the ecu with the dataloging header in it. a buddy of mine woll tune it if i get a wideband but i figured you might have the kit and laptop

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the only problem i have with that is when i get that close i burn threw i hope to make a new 1 any way cuz the dp was 1inch lower then exhast so i had to pull the exhast down and strech my flex pipe. But would you figure the height of my tip and me not cleaning the metal would be the cause of my splatter? I have the Hulog and and ostrich but im still trying to find a deal on a Burn 1

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keep weldin man

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tip cleaning won't effect your weld like 1" of actively molten metal will..

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lol

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What kinda welding is that first of all i would never used flux wire on exhaust pipe, used solid core L-56 wire with 75-25 gas and leave a 1/16 gap between each piece of your your exhaust pipe and weld a downward pass it will look alot better, trust me, i weld for a living i know my ---- when it comes to welding If you dont have a solid core wire welder find someone who does, b/c after awhile that flux wire weld that you put down will start to rust you will have holes throw it and then it breaks off

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unless you aren't working on a hmt project, fluxcore is the only way go to, hmt style.

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i dont care if it HMT style the better it looks the more respect

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Well if i my welder could except gas i would use it b/c i dont have any 220v in my house so flux it is for me primmed the heat wrapped

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Your clothes drier is 220v.With a gas mig welder i can do beautiful bead on alluminized pipe.At the shop we use co2 for gas and i can still make pretty welds on that stuff.I have never used a flux core but it looks like a mig welder set way too hot and no gas.Find someone who knows how to weld and let them give you pointers.No amount of practice makes up for experience.They can show you the right distance/heat/etc and get you on the right path.It will save you alot of time and welding supplies.

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New Update NO Leaks from what i can hear and see exhaust sounds great now

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No leaks = good job in my book. Everyone starts somewhere!

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looks like a seagull ---- all over you DP....

why not practice on some scrap flat bar or even your old exhaust :P

hope that ---- falls off on the freeway :y