- 1. Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: Teller.John@orbital.com
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:31:18 -0400
- My miserable 1985 Buick Somerset with a 2.5L 4 (completely unbalanced mind you) came from the factory with a welded together stainless steel manifold. After 175K miles, it is doing just fine. The man
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00202.html (8,096 bytes)
- 2. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 11:16:08 -0400
- I wish I could find a decent flex-joint that I could add to my exhaust. Any leads, anyone? At one point, I had a foot-long section of that cheesy spiral-wound flexible pipe between the header and the
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00205.html (8,970 bytes)
- 3. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 11:30:42 -0400
- I'm no expert on this subject by any stretch of the imagination, but is this not one of the reasons that most exhaust hangers incorporate a flexible link of some sort. be it a strap or a "doughnut" o
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00206.html (9,988 bytes)
- 4. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "alemen@pop.ftconnect.com" <alemen@pop.ftconnect.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 11:39:40 -0400
- Doug, I have seen sections of pipe that looked like that may be flexible in an auto parts store. Only thing is they looked pretty long (about 6 feet). Never looked to see if they have shorter section
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00207.html (10,123 bytes)
- 5. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "David A. Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 11:47:08 -0400
- On my pickup the flange off the exhaust manifold is connected to the rest of the system via a two triangle flanges held together with spring loaded bolts and between is a donut consisting of a steel
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00208.html (11,505 bytes)
- 6. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "alemen@pop.ftconnect.com" <alemen@pop.ftconnect.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 12:02:05 -0400
- Tony, Definitely. But as to whether the existing mounting is enough for an SS one, would be nice to know. My PO had missed the two hanging brackets, plus one of the silencer brackets had no rubber mo
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00209.html (11,181 bytes)
- 7. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:07:34 -0400
- APT sells ball joint exhaust pipe sections. They work great where you have a moving engine and a rigidly mounted exhaust pipe. The trick is proper location. http://www.aptfast.com/APT_Parts/Triumph_P
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00213.html (10,940 bytes)
- 8. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "alemen@pop.ftconnect.com" <alemen@pop.ftconnect.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:21:37 -0400
- Paul, guess I should have scrolled down the page a bit more the other day when I got the prices! Interesting parts. SS as well and in two sizes. Alan APT sells ball joint exhaust pipe sections. They
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00216.html (11,708 bytes)
- 9. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 17:35:09 -0400
- Re: the flexible exhaust couplings (the ones that look like braided steel): they are definitely the way to go. If you are installing a SS system you can get SS pipe clamps from r.d. Enterprises in PA
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00234.html (7,839 bytes)
- 10. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "Ken C" <sdspitfire@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 18:29:00 -0700
- Any ideas where to find the flexible couplings ? Ken C '72 Spit
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00237.html (7,879 bytes)
- 11. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "Ken C" <sdspitfire@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 08:32:45 -0700
- I asked Rimmer about any problems with weld breaks on SS headers and exhaust systems. Here is their reply; "Dear Sir Sorry for the delay in reply,the RL1598T is only available in high grade 304 stai
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00258.html (8,057 bytes)
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