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It isn't really an issue if you like pulling the parts back off to weld them but I bet its a job and a half to fit. I just did a split 6boob install and it was a pita, especially the gate position. I fabbed it all in the car though.

Where are u fitting the flexi join?

The manifold wont crack, even without flex joints. Though it is definitely a good thing to have them. I usually put the flex pipe in after the v band just after the dump pipe. Though 4" flex pipes from truck shops cost about $120!

We are running a split pulse 6boost too which I've been slowly building the exhaust for. The wastegate positioning is a little difficult to work around thats for sure Scotty!

Dump pipe so far.

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Thats where i was thinking if it was going anywhere it will be just before the cat.

I can see what Scotty is saying but i have never seen it personally.

R33_racer- Damn u guys and ur pretty stainless. Must weigh a bit though

This is another reason i dont use stainless. this is the dump i made for Kurtis's R34 Kurtis got busy wrapping it up. Has done the manifolds also 83c2ac96.jpg

Stainless and mild steel is much the same. You wouldnt really notice the difference. Our old dump pipe after 3-4 years service and several modications was all rusted out on the inside. Was paper thin in several spots!

The new stainless one should last considerably longer!

Jez, do you use mild because you don't want to wrap stainless? Another misconception imo. Stainless won't go brittle and crack under heatwrap from what I have seen, mind you I don't wrap stainless manifolds if I can help it. Eventually any system will crack given enough heat cycles and vibration I just try to minimise it as I don't want my customers ever coming back.

Even painted the mild will rust away in no time under wrap. I guess if you only plan to use the car for a few years... That's the difference, I want my systems to last forever.

The tubes weigh around the same, not sure where you were going with that mate. While I still appreciate a nice mild system I know the exhaust acids will turn it to oxide within 5 years unless you ceramic coat it inside and out, which negates the cost savings and adds weight. I wish Ti and Inconel were cheaper but the only cost effective answer is 304 for the front and perhaps alloy for the rear sections if you were keen on weight savings.

The manifold wont crack, even without flex joints. Though it is definitely a good thing to have them. I usually put the flex pipe in after the v band just after the dump pipe. Though 4" flex pipes from truck shops cost about $120!

We are running a split pulse 6boost too which I've been slowly building the exhaust for. The wastegate positioning is a little difficult to work around thats for sure Scotty!

Dump pipe so far.

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Looks the goods mate, What turbo is that setup for? Kyle obviously doesn't fit these manifolds or he wouldn't have placed the wastegate directly under the turbo, making it nearly impossible to get to. If only the pipes were a little longer...

Haha oh u noticed lol. No wars. Im not a pro fabber like these boys. My good old mig can weld but i have to hide them lol

The origins of fab warz stretch back as far as Mick's GTX3071 thread, when Mick went hell for leather and decided to fab his own cooler pipes.

The outcome (of the pipes) was fantastic, and the war has been raging ever since.

This is Fab Warz.

Lol, people have their own ideas on what they want to do Scott, we need to share this kind of information so they can make a well thought out design that will work. How is that a Fab Warz?

Haha Jase.

Scotty it has nothing to do with weight or anything. Just pure ease and low cost.

I would only save $50 - $100 on a full system doing mild though. Easier how? You need to check out Midways prices on their quality mandrels. ;)

Sweet jesus that's a lot of power!

How much is "more" boost? haha

About this many -

http://www.justenginemanagement.com/index.php/dyno-diary

Not that i was stalking :ph34r:

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