dbiker207

let me know what you think it was my first ram horn

k24em2

Looks like some of the flange welds are undercut in a couple of places, other than that it looks pretty good!

91jdmhatchback

looks good.

i have only 2 things to say.

1. it looks as if it the welds got a little hot, as the haz goes out pretty far. now was this something planned for looks or what?

2, the welds on the headflange could use some work tieing them into the flange and pipe a bit better.

but other then those 2 minor things

weiRtech

looks good to me. i'd try to weld the inside of the head flange to pipe and the inside of the wg to collector joints.

all_motor_mike

looks good

dbiker207

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91jdmhatchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good.

i have only 2 things to say.

1. it looks as if it the welds got a little hot, as the haz goes out pretty far. now was this something planned for looks or what?

2, the welds on the headflange could use some work tieing them into the flange and pipe a bit better.

but other then those 2 minor things

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ya the haz was planned for looks

Shadowz7429

looks pretty good

RC000E

Overall looks pretty nice.....only real downside is the inside of the collector.

manifoldmiketyson

looks good

CarterRace.com

Looks good - must have been your first time welding too...

turboedc2

Good job...

dbiker207

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RC000E &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Overall looks pretty nice.....only real downside is the inside of the collector.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what do you mean?

JDMs1eeper

Doesn't look too hot to me. You guys must be used to seeing cold welds that have no penetration on these thick weld els/pipes.

Looking good, OP. Keep practicing and keep up the good work.

m R g S r

collector to turbo flange fitment could be a little bit better, but i'm just picking on you because i feel like it

91jdmhatchback

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMs1eeper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Doesn't look too hot to me. You guys must be used to seeing cold welds that have no penetration on these thick weld els/pipes.

Looking good, OP. Keep practicing and keep up the good work.

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haz is usually a pretty good sign of the amount of heat used. you don't get color that far out with out using more heat.


oh and my welds are never cold and always have 100% penitration on a pipe to pipe weld. if you were refering to me....

danielm3

Some of you guys are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to picky, that manifold looks great! Good job.

91jdmhatchback

ahh i never ment to come off as overly critical.

sorry if i did

RC000E

Collector isn't inside welded is all....fitment looks a bit off. Overall a good mani though.

DaveF

nice work !!!


backpurge ???

dbiker207

ya its backpurged. the collector isnt welded because gases flow off a sharp edge better than a rounded egde. think about the teardrop shape. my buddy took the pics and didnt get any good ones of the collector. it has been ported with a dye grider and a carbide bur and is very smooth inside. i think what your seeing is the grind marks from the bur.

DC2_117

iTrader: (2)

First manifold ever or just ramhorn? Whatever it maybe that looks good to be your first! The welds are pretty consistent.

RC000E

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dbiker207 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya its backpurged. the collector isnt welded because gases flow off a sharp edge better than a rounded egde. think about the teardrop shape. my buddy took the pics and didnt get any good ones of the collector. it has been ported with a dye grider and a carbide bur and is very smooth inside. i think what your seeing is the grind marks from the bur.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm not trying to split hairs, but please, I don't need the common sense armchair fluid dynamics e-lesson about teardrops.

I looked at the inside picture and the seperation on the right is what I'm referring to.

You can weld inside the collector without "rounding" edges. I'm not saying it's even absolutely necessary if your welds are well penetrated, I'm just saying that you asked for my opinion in an opened forum, and I gave it.

philafelman

does the turbo flange need to be angled slightly for the turbo to clear the block?

Schister66

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by danielm3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Some of you guys are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to picky, that manifold looks great! Good job.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont think anyone intended to be overly picky about anything. Just know that without any sort of constructive criticism, he'll never improve. He asked for opinions and got them...

JDMs1eeper

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haz is usually a pretty good sign of the amount of heat used. you don't get color that far out with out using more heat.


oh and my welds are never cold and always have 100% penitration on a pipe to pipe weld. if you were refering to me....</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol I was f'n with you like you did him is all. Don't take me seriously.