Source for cast tight radius bends?
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Source for cast tight radius bends?
Anyone know of a good vendor for cast aluminum radius bends?
I need a 2.25" tight radius U so I can clear my STB/MC brace. I called a couple vendors who claimed to stock the old Spearco cast bits, however, their all out of stock with not much motivation to order just one more.
Mandrels bends are a no go - I already did the math
-Zach
I need a 2.25" tight radius U so I can clear my STB/MC brace. I called a couple vendors who claimed to stock the old Spearco cast bits, however, their all out of stock with not much motivation to order just one more.
Mandrels bends are a no go - I already did the math
-Zach
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center line radius - <3"
Unfortunately I can't seem to find 2.25" 'donuts which would be perfect - only 2" or 3".
Just to be clear, I'm not looking for suggestions on alternatives - been there done that. I realize STB's do little but my Carbing 3 point sure is pretty and it provides a nice surface for a MC brace.
If I can't locate a tight radius I'll fall back on my other options.
-Zach
Unfortunately I can't seem to find 2.25" 'donuts which would be perfect - only 2" or 3".
Just to be clear, I'm not looking for suggestions on alternatives - been there done that. I realize STB's do little but my Carbing 3 point sure is pretty and it provides a nice surface for a MC brace.
If I can't locate a tight radius I'll fall back on my other options.
-Zach
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and Brain, the application? I plan on trimming the end of the compressor housing down some and welding the elbow to create an immediate 100 deg. bend off the turbo.
It makes sense if you see the below pictures:
I could just point the compressor housing down BUT since I planned on going over the top with my IC pipes it gets pretty ugly.
-Zach
It makes sense if you see the below pictures:
I could just point the compressor housing down BUT since I planned on going over the top with my IC pipes it gets pretty ugly.
-Zach
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Ideally I could find something this tight:
However, I can only find 2.25" donuts in mild/stainless steel.
-Zach
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I've got the whole system down to 4 clamps at the moment .
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I'm down to 6 clamps on the pressure side, and you're looking at 4 of them in the picture.
The only way I can see you doing 4 clamps is if you weld on to your compressor outlet to get the angle/diameter you're after. Problem is, I'm not sure if that weld would be more reliable than a silicone joiner of some type with a good clamp. Now, if you had Abe TIG the weld . . . .
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As far as the reliability of the welds .... I should rephrase. I will not be welding it, my father will. He's got his Xray certs for TIG aluminum so I'm fairly confident it will be robust.
I just need a ******* 2.25" donut . Maybe I'll just go 2" off the turbo and expand it to 2.25".
-Zach
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Didnt think about turbo height, yeah.
I have 8 clamps on my hotside if it makes you feel better.
P/S or A/c on this car? you could point it down, use a 135° bend then weld a 45° to that....
I have 8 clamps on my hotside if it makes you feel better.
P/S or A/c on this car? you could point it down, use a 135° bend then weld a 45° to that....
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I say silicone 90* coupler as well. If you use t-bolt clamps and beaded pipes, it won't go anywhere. I have issues taking my 90* coupler off my turbo even after loosening it. We have the same turbo too.
Here's my current setup:
Down to six on each side myself. I'd like to eliminate the first two you can see off the pipes coming above the radiator, but both pipes need to bend down just a bit. You can see I even had to crush them a bit, although I'm not sure I need to anymore.
Here's my current setup:
Down to six on each side myself. I'd like to eliminate the first two you can see off the pipes coming above the radiator, but both pipes need to bend down just a bit. You can see I even had to crush them a bit, although I'm not sure I need to anymore.