Caoboy

96-00 Honda Civic Exhaust Tubing System - Mandrel Exhaust Systems

Says aluminized.

Galvanized is Zinc coated, whereas aluminized is an aluminum silicon coating.

OneBadTurboCRV

You need to read. Galvanized piping is used in plumbing systems, typically residential settings.

Do I Need A Stainless or Aluminized Steel Exhaust System? - Exhaust Videos | Exhaust Videos

EDIT - Caoboy got me on the Ninja!

Ohmega

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93-97 Honda Del Sol Exhaust Tubing - 2.5 Inch Aluminized - TruBendz Technology
And I have a Borla straight through muffler. Haven't bought a resonator or cat yet as I'm still exploring my options.
Nope, aluminized is correct. It's steel hot dipped in an aluminum alloy. Useful for its resistance to corrosion.

EDIT - Caoboy got the jump on me too haha

turbohatch96y7

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Tomatoe tomato


Should got stainless

turbohatch96y7

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Im gonna get to tacing my pie cuts today

@Caoboy


Want me to get this thread moving with pics?

Ohmega

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Agreed, and I would have, but I'm going the budget route since this is my first time installing a turbo and I wanted to get a feel for everything before I bought permanent parts.

Mmmmm... Pie cuts... I'd enjoy some pictures

Caoboy

turbohatch96y7

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Good call.

That was the best thing i did way back.

Just get the damn thing running then upgrade later

turbohatch96y7

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Got my cuts all welded

I need a gas lense and some back purging

Ryanthegreat1

Oh hey, you are over on reddit.

To answer the question about my setup, it is just the harbor freight 7x12 band saw with a Lenox blade. I just set the included fence at 7.5* off of 90* and set up the included stop where needed. The hardest part of my setup for pie cuts is rotating the tube exactly 180* each cut.

turbohatch96y7

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Lol small internet

In tryna get this loser @Caoboy over there but he says were a bunch of hipsters

What i do is mark the side with angle straight down

Then measure 180 with a piece of twine and mark that side

Then measure my long end of the cut mark that on my 180 and start the cut there.

For the 180. Measure the od of the pipe then multiply by 3.14 then divide that by 2 and thats your 180 mark

Caoboy

How do you change your angle with your setup drew?

Also once you get your piece tacked do you weld it like your 'finished' pic or do you keep it in the 'flat' position?

turbohatch96y7

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I make new angles

So far i have a 7.5 degree angle and a 12 degree

They take maybe 5 min to make.

Are you asking how i welded the cuts together?

Im still experimenting with the best way but i think clamping it to the angle worked the best kept it nice and stable.

Caoboy

Ok cool you're making jigs then.

And yeah what position are you keeping them in.

It is almost always easiest/most comfortable to keep the part to be welded in the 'flat' position.

That way you can worry about keeping the bead consistent, not have to worry as much about torch angle and filler angle etc.

turbohatch96y7

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Its a small pipe bra

Unless i do 1/4 sections at a time **** isnt staying flat

Caoboy

Do small sections. Take your time. Get that #weldporn action going on yeeee

turbohatch96y7

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Made another 90 jig

Bought acetone and frog tape

Ran out of argon

Tried to run my other 25 oxy and 75 argon

Does not work lol

Caoboy

How does your tungsten look after using the 7525

turbohatch96y7

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Mmm not too bad. The weld looked like **** tho

.one lane

hatchy, is this you?

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I'm gonna try and mig my exhaust... I'm prepared for poop looking welds

Caoboy

figure out what your piping wall size is...

what you welding it with? flux core or gas shielded?

Caoboy

'bout to go apply for that welding job

OneBadTurboCRV

Watch out for the WPS tricks they like to pull. For instance, they will say "Oh, I see you are interested in a GMAW position, here is the WPS, set up the machine". Well, in reality they gave you a GTAW WPS. They usually are looking for people that can catch this sort of thing. Hopefully you are applying for something that is more than $9 - $12 an hour though... however, 9 times out of 10 they want experience.

Caoboy

Good tip. I'll keep that in mind if I get a call back.

I know they test, it was something small like you weld a box together with 1/8" mild steel plate, fluxcore.

I'm going to ask the guy who told me about the job how his test went.

I am supposed to know how to read blueprints...I took the class, I can mostly read them, but I need to brush up on weld symbols just to be sure. Who knows, they might have their own version of the language and what I know won't matter lol.

Other than that...it's just getting my feet wet getting back out looking for jobs again..I haven't done that in almost 10 years.

.one lane

Gas shielded. gonna pick up some c25.

Just gonna make my exhaust and dp and paint/cover up the welds so no one can see how atrocious they are. Piping is going to be 3"

Probably will pick up a tig after-tax returns.