Its the only way

I will buy a tig as soon as i can... for $1500 on ebay you can get a brand new miller ac/dc tig. mhmmmm

I wanna put together some kits for fun and sell em... you got yourself a good idea for a hobby realquick (jon right?)!

 

Jon

 

trust me, once you tig a header or exhaust system you'll wonder why you hadn't done it sooner. I'm a master at the MIG and after about a week of practicing on the TIG 185 I bought I only use the MIG for tacking or mockups.

My systems went from looking "grass-roots" to formula one engineering. When they're coated, you can't even tell where half the welds are.

 

I see. It was just a thought. Non the less they look great and I cant wait to try. Its all about the fun of doing something that is your own.

 

Not the wrong way to do it by any means.

For me, it works. I build the systems for other people, so I wanted them to both be pleasing to the eye, and not have to worry about fractures down the road. I built them with MIG for about 4 years and have been building them in TIG for about 3.

The only thing I miss about mig is the speed. TIG welding a set of charge pipes or headers takes nearly 75% more of my time. Soldering on steroids.

 

Got the kit this afternoon, if I would've had the right fitting for the oil return I would've started it up tonight. I'll get the fittings tomorrow and have it running.

 

Yea, TIG takes alot more prep time. Also, with MIG, you can butt-weld the piping together even if there's a 1/4" gap to fill. That's pretty hard to do with TIG.

 

You shouldn't have to weld gaps? Cheater welds are going to be the weakest part in the system.

 

For structural pieces like a cage, I agree. However, for an exhaust setup, gaps can be filled without too much worry of it failing.

 

I learned how to weld on my turbo setup. Amazingly, it's been going for several years now and running good numbers in the process. I have not a single weld failure.

Mike

 

More power to ya!

Doesn't have to be perfect to make power. I'm to **** though, guess that's why sometimes it takes me so long to build some of them?

 

Kit looks good. Where do you get your flanges and piping from?

 

piping and vbands: http://store.racing-solutions.org/

header flanges: http://www.bgturbokits.com/store/

 

so lets see it already

 

Justin started a new thread with some vids of the car running with the kit...