Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
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Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
Hey guys, I am in the final stages of finishing my turbo build and all I really have to do now is get some welding done. I am looking for some info on how to weld a stainless steel 3" V-Band flange to my exhaust housing on a T3 Garrett turbo. Any help would be greatly appreciated since I am unsure on what the housing is even made of material wise.
I've seen it done before but in this case a picture is not worth a thousand words, thanks in advance.
I've seen it done before but in this case a picture is not worth a thousand words, thanks in advance.
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Re: Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
Pre-heat the housing and then weld.Let the housing cool slowly after welding.
I welded a stainless V-band onto my cast GT42 housing with mild steel rod and had no issues.
I welded a stainless V-band onto my cast GT42 housing with mild steel rod and had no issues.
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Re: Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
I think you are susposed to use all the same types of metal because of different expansion rates. Ie stainless use stainless rods
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Re: Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
Sorry for the photo collage, its the only pic i had of it. This is on one of my buddies lil drift mobile's. Hes been runnin it hard for over a year without any issues.
IMO, people make too much of a fuss over cast to x material. This is to a stainless vband, used 309 rod. Welded great, and has held up well. Much better than dealing with an adapter. This is with no preheat. I was just very heat conscious, cleaned as meticulous as possible, and moved around alot tryin to keep the heat even. I can see it making a difference on a very low quality casting. But most turbine housings are really high quality pieces in comparison to other cast i've welded.
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Hey guys, I am in the final stages of finishing my turbo build and all I really have to do now is get some welding done. I am looking for some info on how to weld a stainless steel 3" V-Band flange to my exhaust housing on a T3 Garrett turbo. Any help would be greatly appreciated since I am unsure on what the housing is even made of material wise.
I've seen it done before but in this case a picture is not worth a thousand words, thanks in advance.
I've seen it done before but in this case a picture is not worth a thousand words, thanks in advance.
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Re: Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
Sorry for the photo collage, its the only pic i had of it. This is on one of my buddies lil drift mobile's. Hes been runnin it hard for over a year without any issues.
IMO, people make too much of a fuss over cast to x material. This is to a stainless vband, used 309 rod. Welded great, and has held up well. Much better than dealing with an adapter. This is with no preheat. I was just very heat conscious, cleaned as meticulous as possible, and moved around alot tryin to keep the heat even. I can see it making a difference on a very low quality casting. But most turbine housings are really high quality pieces in comparison to other cast i've welded.
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Re: Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
Thanks a lot man, i havent actually got a chance to really practice walking the cup. Im going to be building a lot of tables soon and i definately want to try it on some structural stuff. Typically i go as hot and fast as i can manage, but on structural pieces im sure theres benifit in having a larger weld profile. Would you reccomend starting actually walking the cup or a free-hand weave?
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Re: Welding SS Vband flange to Garrett Turbo housing
Sorry for the photo collage, its the only pic i had of it. This is on one of my buddies lil drift mobile's. Hes been runnin it hard for over a year without any issues.
IMO, people make too much of a fuss over cast to x material. This is to a stainless vband, used 309 rod. Welded great, and has held up well. Much better than dealing with an adapter. This is with no preheat. I was just very heat conscious, cleaned as meticulous as possible, and moved around alot tryin to keep the heat even. I can see it making a difference on a very low quality casting. But most turbine housings are really high quality pieces in comparison to other cast i've welded.
I've welded a 4" stainless v-band to an old Holset H1E that I cleaned up in the same manner . . . works great.
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people are overwhelmed by the word cast iron when more of what we use is cast steel. Not directly falling into the sole category of cast iron
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