My new DP *Pics*
My old down pipe was a 90 degree bend and it leaked often so I always wanted to change that and Friday night gave me a reason to upgrade. I was driving around the industrial area of brooklyn which has some of the worst pot holes that you can imagine. THis time instead of hitting a pothole I hit a 'hill', aka raised sewer cap. it smacked into my DP lifting up my whole turbo setup and created a leak before teh turbo. It also sounded loud as hell.
I started working on it on Saturday afternoon and ran out of welding wire and it started to rain so I had to finish it up today. I was very happy with the results: On top is the new DP and below the old one... http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg This is me being the biggest moron. I kept on saying to myself, "don't forget to slide on the flange thingy before you start welding up the pipe." Well I get done welding and then i see the FLange thingy I was like ----!!!! So i had to cut it again, slide on the flange adn then reweld. Yeah I'm an idiot. http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg Here is the final product with the WG dumping to the atmosphere: http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg Here is the reason I started all this. See the small gap between the two plates: http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg I've gotten a whole lot better at welding cast after today: http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg |
Re: My new DP *Pics*
That looks way beter and fucntional than the old one.Good job!
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So much cleaner man. Mandrels make it way easier and better flowing. I learned that after my first downpipe as well.
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welding cast look out for the poping metal. looks good man.
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hey,clean-up that damn block....before exxon tries to drill for oil there. ;)
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Nice work Paul.
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Jesus! You went from like the Flintstones to the Jetsons on that downpipe! lol. I like the use of the HX mani. It's like the new HF mani. I've used 3 of them so far and they look really nice but tend to set the turbo a bit lower then a HF.
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