I've had my metal supplyer looking up and down for bent tubing in short sections like people build exhast headers/manifolds out of. I've even PM'ed a few people on here who built theirs and got no replies (but they havn't logged on since either)

Anyone know where i get those SS bends that everyopne seems to use? The most i know is that i read that they were sch. 10 ss bends, other than that i don't even know what name to go looking for them under, we couldn't find anythign like them listed by sch. 10 identification.

Try giving Ron Shearer a shout. He may be able to help you source some.

You'll need to get 8 gauge stainles steel tubing and can get it from Buschur or Punishment .

There's a company called Burns Stainless, try them out.

Burns Stainless

Try plumbing supply stores.

Vibrant makes them and McMaster carr sells them. It's schedule 10. Do your homework on how it's sized before ordering a bunch.

Burns Stainless +100000! there are lots of places... Try Headers By Ed. Jcwhitney also has some but they are shitty.

Contact JMFabrications or JMFabrications.com I think its schedule 10 tubing so its strong.

Just get bunch of donuts for those tight bends.

Here you go glenn i think your refering th weld-els. Ace Stainless

also search in dsmlink there was a guy who biult up a manifold on there out of weld-els.

gixrman said:

Here you go glenn i think your refering th weld-els. Ace Stainless

also search in dsmlink there was a guy who biult up a manifold on there out of weld-els.

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You're the man, that's exactly wht i was looking for, and priced right too. I think i'll have my metal supplier call them and set up a builk account (more than i could sp3end) and have him order in a ton of them for me ... Thanks Bro

I guess i should ask wha the most popular size is? I don't want to go too big and lose velocity, but i don't want to choke it out going to small.. I'm thinking an ID of 1.5'' should do *shrugs* what do you all think?

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I guess i should ask wha the most popular size is? I don't want to go too big and lose velocity, but i don't want to choke it out going to small.. I'm thinking an ID of 1.5'' should do *shrugs* what do you all think?

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Yep 1.5 is perfect. There are a couple of vendors that sell the laser cut flanges that your looking for too. And make sure you bolt down that flange when you tig it!!

Would it absolutly hurt to do 2''?

The port coming out of the head if about 1-3/4" oval. I cant see it being benificial to run 2". You want to keep exhuast velocity high for spoolup. Going up is just going to kill your spoolup time.

1.5" SS sch.40 butt welds, long radius is what im using

gixrman said:

Yep 1.5 is perfect. There are a couple of vendors that sell the laser cut flanges that your looking for too. And make sure you bolt down that flange when you tig it!!

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Cool, i was wanting to stay near the size of a stock exhaust runner as to maintane velocity (which to me is more important than flow ) I've seen a guy that couldn't spool a 14b until 4500 RPM< because the "mechanic-" made teh exh ports so big that there was NO velocity, i am shooting for the fastest spooling system i can make ...thanks for all the help guys !!!!!!!!!!!! That's why i love this palce

I used 1 3/4" Schedule 10 304L SS for my header, bought from McMaster-Carr. They have online ordering and ship to residential areas.
Burns does not sell anything thicker than 14 gauge which is too thin for a turbo header without a ridiculous amount of support.

Should have just asked AMM.

Glenn post up pics and any tips you have my mild steel manifold is rusting badly on the inside and will be making a SS one soon.