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Old 01-08-2012, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Louis
Silicon bronze is great for sealing, but lacks the strength of stainless or ER70/80 rod. The weld doesnt have the gold tint that silicon bronze has.
Ok, didnt know that about silicon bronze but that would explain why my cousin gave me some silicon bronze rods when I was having issues with a leaky fuel rail. What about ER70 though, thats for mild steel, I have always used 99Ni for cast but what do you join cast to 304SS with? 309L?
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Where you racing this year?
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Originally Posted by WS6HUMMER
Ok, didnt know that about silicon bronze but that would explain why my cousin gave me some silicon bronze rods when I was having issues with a leaky fuel rail. What about ER70 though, thats for mild steel, I have always used 99Ni for cast but what do you join cast to 304SS with? 309L?
Ive yet to jump on the bandwagon that is welding to the stock manifolds, but will be doing that soon.

My best bet would be a 304 or 308L. I was taught that when ever joining dissimilar metals, and one of the parent metals is stainless, use stainless rod. That hasnt failed me in 20+ years of tig work.
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Originally Posted by Louis
Ive yet to jump on the bandwagon that is welding to the stock manifolds, but will be doing that soon.

My best bet would be a 304 or 308L. I was taught that when ever joining dissimilar metals, and one of the parent metals is stainless, use stainless rod. That hasnt failed me in 20+ years of tig work.
I've never used a 304 filler rod but as for the 308 wouldn't you think a 309 would be better? I was taught that 308 was for joining 304SS to 304SS & 309rod was for joining 304SS to mild steel. Always looking to learn something new though.
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Where you racing this year?
Looks like Kansas City wants us to race on the streets. After all Kansas City is the one who closed the track.
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Originally Posted by Stangkilr
Looks like Kansas City wants us to race on the streets. After all Kansas City is the one who closed the track.
That sucks
Why did they do that?
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Originally Posted by Stangkilr
3.90 in the car now. Im going down to a 3.08 gear
Think thats a good choice I think, my car came with 3.08 posi, and it was a turbo V8 car.
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Nice build man, clean as usual.
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Originally Posted by tomz28
That sucks
Why did they do that?
some high up people lived by the track and complained about noise
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309L is the rod to use when tig welding these manifolds
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Intercooler just got back from shop. Had v-band flanges welded on the inlet and outlet. now the cold side can start
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Originally Posted by goinfast
309L is the rod to use when tig welding these manifolds
..this is correct
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Originally Posted by 1cdub
..this is correct
^^^the guy doing my work.
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Originally Posted by 1cdub
..this is correct
Originally Posted by Stangkilr
^^^the guy doing my work.
Thanks for letting us know, and might I add those are some sweet looking welds on those manifolds.
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we had the same thing happen to the crap *** 1/8th mile in hinesville GA next to ft. stewart.. some money bags bought the surrounding property and then his wife bitched about the noise so he had the track turned into a sand pit....
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One seriously badass build you have going. everything about it is top notch.
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Originally Posted by 1cdub
..this is correct
Did you pre or post heat them when you welded them? Great work btw! What intercooler is that?
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Originally Posted by tomz28
Did you pre or post heat them when you welded them? Great work btw! What intercooler is that?
With cast iron you are supposed to pre & post heat.
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The track got a offer and took it around 34 cars per average race it didn't cover the bills they ran off new people look at the came out check the carnage this year! Hopefully we will get some better tracks.

When you the vamp guys crying out of desperation on tv you knew it was hurting.
Alot called months before it happened.
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But did he I know guys that haven't with out issue


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