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Old 07-24-2010, 11:09 PM
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Can aluminum intercooler piping be mig welded or does it have to be tig welded?IM new to welding aluminum I do have welder with a spool gun.
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its going to really hard to do unless you machine has a pulse feature, which I doubt.
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it is going to be super difficult to butt weld it. You might be able to pull it off if you can get the AL expanded so you can just weld lap joints.
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