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Old 03-30-2011, 04:53 PM
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Okay so I'm tired of these stupid band clamps and I'm getting v bands welded near my collectors then having the rest of the system welded up. I'll have to drop the rear if I ever need to remove the exhaust but that should be rarely if ever. My question is where is the best place to get the v bands? I know ebay has them for about 20 bucks a pop but should I trust v bands from ebay?
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yes i have used nothing but ebay v-bands and flanges on both my ls1 turbo setup and my current lt1 header TruDual x-pipe set up.their stainless and its a no brainer...IMO http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
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wow thats half the price of summit and jegs when you add in shipping. For that price I may get 4 and make my exhaust removable instead of welding it together
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Originally Posted by transamws6_97
wow thats half the price of summit and jegs when you add in shipping. For that price I may get 4 and make my exhaust removable instead of welding it together
Thats what i did..
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Band clamps totally suck.
U-bolts crimp the pipes.
Accu-seal clamps are my favorite hands down:
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^^^ great on straight slip together connections,V-band connections make life easier especially when correcting angles by merely welding them at the angle you want...slip connections cant connect at angles or correct a dirver side header thats pointed to far up at the floor pan...the v-band corrected that for me



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