Full Race Robotic TIG Welds
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Full Race Robotic TIG Welds
We released these at SEMA, but i apologize for not being able to get some pics up, its been crazy here.
The robotic TIG process we use ensures excellent penetration, excellent weld quality, prevents bleed-thru or "sugaring" of the weld on the inside, and puts less heat into the metal. Less heat means that the metal is stronger as the HAZ (heat affected zone) is reduced. Also, the start/stop point of the weld is just about eliminated.
The first 2 pictures are of outside and inside of a cross-section of a tube that we cut in half. The start/stop of the weld is at the bottom 1/3rd, if you look closely you can see the color change.
the next picture shows the inside of the weld, it is clearly at 100% penetration.
here is a closeup of the start/stop
Here is a completely welded K series manifold
Some closeup pics of the runner welds
From this point forwards, all manifolds except our B series top mount and Supra manifolds will be robotically TIG welded.
The robotic TIG process we use ensures excellent penetration, excellent weld quality, prevents bleed-thru or "sugaring" of the weld on the inside, and puts less heat into the metal. Less heat means that the metal is stronger as the HAZ (heat affected zone) is reduced. Also, the start/stop point of the weld is just about eliminated.
The first 2 pictures are of outside and inside of a cross-section of a tube that we cut in half. The start/stop of the weld is at the bottom 1/3rd, if you look closely you can see the color change.
the next picture shows the inside of the weld, it is clearly at 100% penetration.
here is a closeup of the start/stop
Here is a completely welded K series manifold
Some closeup pics of the runner welds
From this point forwards, all manifolds except our B series top mount and Supra manifolds will be robotically TIG welded.
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i was wondering the same thing...
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It took 2 years to make this happen, we are very happy with the end result.
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Re: (Full-Race Geoff)
hey Geoff this is Chris... just wondering if you all were using this welding on the top mount mani's or doing it by hand? cant wait to see my top mount when its done. Great work coming from the full-race house 
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the collectors are still welded by hand and the collector is welded to the primaries by hand correct? everything else is robotic right
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hey chris -- the top mount manifolds are ALL completely 100% hand welded. Im sure you will be happy with the welds tho, our hand welds are pretty good 
Avatar -- the prices wont vary. While this allows us to decrease our backlog, it costs a LOT more to weld per hour than a human. We are almost at the point of having manifolds on the shelf, ready to ship however.
Bryson -- Production time was initially cut down a lot, but now we are welding in a different method that actually takes about the same amount of time as a hand weld, but is a superior weld in many aspects
Wantboost -- the collectors and head flange are still hand welded
Avatar -- the prices wont vary. While this allows us to decrease our backlog, it costs a LOT more to weld per hour than a human. We are almost at the point of having manifolds on the shelf, ready to ship however.
Bryson -- Production time was initially cut down a lot, but now we are welding in a different method that actually takes about the same amount of time as a hand weld, but is a superior weld in many aspects
Wantboost -- the collectors and head flange are still hand welded