Turbo Headers? Cost and who
Turbo Headers? Cost and who Ok i can do all the pipeing that i need to do welding and cutign wise to install a turbo but i dont have the skills to make me a set of headers. who can make a good set of front faceing headers for a large fram turbo mounted at the radiator support? Looking for some one to do it in the Houston area. was thanking of just doing stock manifolds but figrued it would be worth to do it right.
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Originally Posted by White98Z
Ok i can do all the pipeing that i need to do welding and cutign wise to install a turbo but i dont have the skills to make me a set of headers. who can make a good set of front faceing headers for a large fram turbo mounted at the radiator support? Looking for some one to do it in the Houston area. was thanking of just doing stock manifolds but figrued it would be worth to do it right.
Brett
well i live in avondale Az but Just bring my car back to texas to get the work done on it get cage installed and everything. I am friends with steave and you are the one that did his car.
I just built a set. The collectors were the most difficult. Lot's of work! What do people even charge for a set of 321 double slip fit headers like this I wonder. 
Make sure you use good materials. I imagine if they are not off the shelf, they will be big money!
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Originally Posted by nitrorocket
I just built a set. The collectors were the most difficult. Lot's of work! What do people even charge for a set of 321 double slip fit headers like this I wonder. Make sure you use good materials. I imagine if they are not off the shelf, they will be big money!
Make sure you use good materials. I imagine if they are not off the shelf, they will be big money!How long did it take you to do those? Did you also have to machine the flat stock or can you buy that stuff setup for the LS1 heads? Why did you make them slip fit, is there an advantage to doing them that way?
I did not keep track of the hours to build. Maybe 40-60 hours total. It was tough to make the collectors. I made them from scratch. I imagine a set would cost about $3000 + I went slip fit to allow the pipes room to move when they expand and contract. I bought the head flanges through a source of mine. You can use 304 flanges. They don't see nearly as much heat as the tubes being that they are bolted to heatsinks ( head, wastegate, turbo). They are nice pieces.
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Originally Posted by nitrorocket
I did not keep track of the hours to build. Maybe 40-60 hours total. It was tough to make the collectors. I made them from scratch. I imagine a set would cost about $3000 + I went slip fit to allow the pipes room to move when they expand and contract. I bought the head flanges through a source of mine. You can use 304 flanges. They don't see nearly as much heat as the tubes being that they are bolted to heatsinks ( head, wastegate, turbo). They are nice pieces.
Those are great looking pieces but you have the added advantage of more space under the hood of that chevelle vs. an LS1 F-body.
Ok, now, explain slip fit to me.
Turbo Applications that have slip fits usually are double slip. Similer to a male/female weatherpack.
Since conventional slip headers would most likely leak under turbo backpressure ( north of 50 psi on the higher boost cars) People build a second slip to aid in sealing.
Burns does an excellent Job at them, but expect to pay a premium. http://burnsstainless.com/MergeColle...ollectors.html
Since conventional slip headers would most likely leak under turbo backpressure ( north of 50 psi on the higher boost cars) People build a second slip to aid in sealing.
Burns does an excellent Job at them, but expect to pay a premium. http://burnsstainless.com/MergeColle...ollectors.html
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Ahhh, cool. I figured it was something of that nature, just wasn't sure. The collectors are pricey, but if you can well, you can probably save yourself some time and $$$ by buying the collectors and then bending your own zoomies into them.
I was thinking the way to go would be to buy the flanges and collectors and do the rest of the fabbing myself in 321 SS, I think it would be worth it to spend $250 on these pieces and another couple of hundred for the pipes. Since I'd want to support the turbos partial with the headers, I don't think the slip-fits would work very well for my application, or am I wrong?
You have me thinking now, I have a Miller tig and plenty of 321 wire!
You have me thinking now, I have a Miller tig and plenty of 321 wire!