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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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I'm sure you could, but you would have to make sure they are thick enough to avoid an SSautoaccident. I don't know ---- about welding or metals, but they need to be thick and of a tight radius unless you want to make a "Whitey style" manifold.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
I'm sure you could, but you would have to make sure they are thick enough to avoid an SSautoaccident. I don't know ---- about welding or metals, but they need to be thick and of a tight radius unless you want to make a "Whitey style" manifold.
Man if this was in General that would be so modified :P



Yeah, my manifold was ghetto but low cost and is still holding up good. I used regular 14 or 16 gauge piping but I think its only still holding up becuase there's a ------- weld every half inch. With the inside ported the flow was very smooth.


I'm building a new turbo kit next week (hopefully) using real schedule 40 mild steel bends.
Old Aug 11, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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Ah yes.. normally we call them "mandrel bends"

but here on hmt



we call them "Whitey bends"

ha ha
Old Aug 11, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Hey, if its cheap and it works...


I get 10 foot sticks of pipe for $16-$20. Mandrel bends are like $25 a piece. I'll stick to my Whitey bends
Old Aug 11, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Hey, if its cheap and it works...


I get 10 foot sticks of pipe for $16-$20. Mandrel bends are like $25 a piece. I'll stick to my Whitey bends
LOL reminds me of the good ole days before I discovered JCwhitney
Old Aug 11, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rolla1990

LOL reminds me of the good ole days before I discovered JCwhitney

I discovered it and said ---- it
Old Aug 11, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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that's a freakin work of art whitey!
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