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Will quicksteel work on a big 16 housing?

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ghettorapboy7

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Feb 16, 2009
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ya i kno what your thinking but i have no choice its already messed up. A bolt was stuck into my housing from the exhaust manifold so when i tried to cut the bolt, I cut a rather big gash into the clover part of the housing, just a gash not a whole. I used a tube of quick steel on it. Do you guys think it will hold? Im not really going to fullout race it but i will "beat" on it from time to time. I really dont want to buy a new housing because I am poor. Thanks for your help.
 
oh ok. Let me just say something right quick I love you guys!!!!! Quick response, and non judgemental! I caught hell from this from my friends they wont leave it alone luckly it was my own car. Lol. Dsm cars arent the only thing I love its also the people that are into them as well thanks again your help is greatly appreciated from a novice aspiring mechanic.
 
Yea your right I guess I have a lot to learn but that makes it fun. So its cast iron? or cast aluminium? From my understanding (please keep in mind im new to all this) a magent would not stick to aluminium, copper, brass, and stainless steel) Is that correct?
 
Absolutely not. No epoxy-based product is known to withstand 1500*f.

Too add to this..I used jb weld on a 13g turbine housing once..Wanna know how long that fix lasted..Not too long. The jb weld actually turned into white powder like baking soda..

So no..It will not work, get a new turbine housing.
 
Stainless steel is ferrous, it would hold a magnet.

Low grade maybe it would... but not the better grades of stainless steel.

Try it on a Ferrea, BC, Supertech, engnblder valve.. and it will not stick

Nor will it stick to a 440 stainless blade of a pocket knife.
 
Low grade maybe it would... but not the better grades of stainless steel.

Try it on a Ferrea, BC, Supertech, engnblder valve.. and it will not stick

Nor will it stick to a 440 stainless blade of a pocket knife.

I want to say I was able to use my magnet "hands" while welding a couple portions of SS304.. perhaps I am mistaken. They are neodymium though :D

In any event ferrous metals, iron, nickel, cobalt, etc. with unfilled electron shells/exhibiting a di-pole should have a magnetic moment.

Not accounting for induced/AC magnets which can attract non-ferrous metals

Edit: on looking it up again, you are correct.. SS is a non-magnetic alloy of Ferromagnetic metals. I love science LOL
 
alright first off not a smart idea to use quiksteel and it can be fixed very easily as long as its not cast because cast will crack under heat while welding and it is possible to weld but its dangerous because it can weaken the metal to the point of shattering under boost. if your a good welder you can close up the gash it will take alot of time to do, just weld alittle bit and let it cool especially if its aluminum
 
I want to say I was able to use my magnet "hands" while welding a couple portions of SS304.. perhaps I am mistaken. They are neodymium though :D

In any event ferrous metals, iron, nickel, cobalt, etc. with unfilled electron shells/exhibiting a di-pole should have a magnetic moment.

Not accounting for induced/AC magnets which can attract non-ferrous metals

Edit: on looking it up again, you are correct.. SS is a non-magnetic alloy of Ferromagnetic metals. I love science LOL

I did it the lazy way... I walked around the shop with a pocket magnet and tried sticking it to the valves... and my pocket knife. :D

But your explanation sounds a whole lot more fancy!
 
I did it the lazy way... I walked around the shop with a pocket magnet and tried sticking it to the valves... and my pocket knife. :D

But your explanation sounds a whole lot more fancy!

I actually bet you did;)
 
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