What is v-band? Like I saw v-band downpipe in a thread... whats that? How's it different from a regular downpipe?

 

No welds, you use v-band clamps to hold it together.

 

its not that its no welds, becuase you still need to weld the Vband flanges on . its just for ease of removal becuase you dont need all the bolts like a reg flange. its similar to like a T bolt flange or coupling flange if you will .

 

Oh ok, so there's no real benefit other than convenience right?

 

Convenient, clean looking...that's about it!

 

Not really. . no . trust me though its alot easier. i fucked my radiator up many of times with the reg dp flange. not enuff space. now i can angle my vband how i want it to get a ratchet or ratcheting wrench on it much easier without struggling and busting my knuckles and my rad

 

I want to get a vband from cheapturbo.com.

Anyone with vbands have any complaints? Like leakage or anything like that?

 

I'm not trying to downplay V-Band...hell if I had the money I'd be running a V-Band downpipe and maybe even v-band charge pipe! Only v-band on the car right now is on the TiAL blow off valve.

 

just like anything if its not tight enuff it will leak a little. just tighten it good and no probs. mine seems tobe fine.

 

How much extra $$$ are we talking here?

 

$140 for 2.5" stainless steel vband at http://www.cheapturbo.com. Thats what I'm getting.

 

Cheapturbos is a great guy, but you can get tyhe stuff from ATP for like $40 if that

 

Yeah makes things alot easier. I'm doing vbands on the dp, the cat, and the muffler on 3" ss mandrel kit from kteller so I can switch them out for straight pipes or different muffler's when I feel like it. I'll be getting it all tig welded.