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Old 05-11-2008 | 10:46 PM
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were to buy titanium piping

I was wondering were i can buy titanium piping at. it will be for my turbo project and custom exhaust as well.
Old 05-13-2008 | 09:12 PM
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Ti tubing under 2" is easy, anything larger and mandrel bends in any size is the deal killer

just use 18 gauge stainless steel instead; Type 321 for the manifold and Type 304 from the downpipe back

however. for a turbo app the lowest weight isn't always a prime consideration over cost and ease of fabrication
Old 05-13-2008 | 10:32 PM
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Could someone explain what the benefit of using ti besides weight loss?
Old 05-16-2008 | 04:23 PM
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Could someone explain what the benefit of using ti besides weight loss?
Less radiant heat. Far less. High performance bikes use Ti mostly for that reason, although a few less lbs never hurt either.
Old 05-16-2008 | 05:15 PM
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the difference is minimal at best, it's mostly weight

and Ti just hit with another price increase from the mill, bring your gold reserves to buy some
Old 05-16-2008 | 07:30 PM
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if your talking the header, stainless steel or inconel is a better choice then titanium
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Titanium headers? Is there a chance it would catch on fire?
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no, but they will crack, Ti is a poor choice for high heat headers, use light gauge T321 stainless or Inconel instead
Old 05-24-2008 | 02:11 PM
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I'd listen to Teamrx8
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