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Offline buickfed

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Re: Zoomie pipes wanted
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2020, 07:40:04 PM »
same as i have now, but going turn them the other way.
have to measure them. my son bought these, but forgot where.

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Re: Zoomie pipes wanted
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2020, 09:05:51 AM »
Most commercial offerings go 45* 90* 180* bends,  having  custom bends will get pricey due to set-up charges.  Go with  6" radius bends cut in half to get length out of the port instead of a tighter bend and a straight off the port. Exit angle will parallel the flange angle and only 4  180* bends are needed and you can fudge the cut at the flange to get them standing straighter if you want

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Re: Zoomie pipes wanted
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2020, 03:11:51 PM »
If you can get Ted to bend you a set he has no problem with custom bend. I use to get 3 different angle per set and cost was very reasonable.
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Re: Zoomie pipes wanted
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2020, 03:05:54 AM »
I've gone to making my headers out of stainless. Way better, less hassles with rust and fatigue. You can get mandrel U-bends of every flavor from Woolf Aircraft in Romulus MI.

https://www.woolfaircraft.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB

I've been told Stainless headers crack up? Is that an urban myth?

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« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2020, 08:15:36 AM »
only because people tend to make SS headers thinner and that makes the service life is shorter,  You make them the same gage as mild and they weigh a ton.   So you wind up spending twice the amount for SS and can get 1/2 the service life

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Re: Zoomie pipes wanted
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2020, 12:23:34 PM »
You might look at Shoenfeld Headers (? ) web site - lots of oval track headers and parts.  I have used them for plates and u bends.

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« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2020, 06:23:35 PM »
You might look at Shoenfeld Headers (? ) web site - lots of oval track headers and parts.  I have used them for plates and u bends.

  Buick 350 header flange is not super common as a SBC/BBC would be.  Lots of tube bends out there from varius supliers

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Re: Zoomie pipes wanted
« Reply #22 on: May 25, 2020, 07:25:44 AM »
I've gone to making my headers out of stainless. Way better, less hassles with rust and fatigue. You can get mandrel U-bends of every flavor from Woolf Aircraft in Romulus MI.

https://www.woolfaircraft.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB

I've been told Stainless headers crack up? Is that an urban myth?

When I did the set for my altered I made sure there was back shielding gas on the inside of the header pipe. I use a mini-Nerf football to hold the purge gas line inside the header pipe as I'm TIG welding the outside. I race pretty much every weekend during our season and after 19 years of use no problems so far.

The specific gravity for stainless steel is around 8000 kg/cu m vs about 7700 kg/cu m for mild steel so, yes they will be about 4% heavier than a mild steel set. But since you don't have to coat/paint them I'm calling it a wash.