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forcedfedmopar
11-19-2010, 11:33 AM
well early july my down pipe cracked on my 91 spirit rt with 50trim. At a stop the inside of the car would smell like exhaust. So i finally got around to making a new one last night.
The old one was a crushed bent 2.5in piece of crap.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/forcedfedmopar/102_0498.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/forcedfedmopar/102_0497.jpg
So now that i have some fab skills under my belt i decided to throw together a 3 in piece.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/forcedfedmopar/102_0501.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/forcedfedmopar/102_0503.jpg
I welded a v band with a short addapter on the WG housing. then its full 3inch all the way! I opened up the wg housing hole-downpipe hole almost 3/8 inch. Should flow better as well as last longer. more servicable now and more importantly...its quite and doesnt smell in the car again!
Juggy
11-19-2010, 12:31 PM
night and day! lol
contraption22
11-19-2010, 01:15 PM
You're gonna need a flex joint in there, or the new downpipe will crack too eventually.
forcedfedmopar
11-19-2010, 01:33 PM
You're gonna need a flex joint in there, or the new downpipe will crack too eventually.

There is a flex joint. its just out of the picture.:nod:
contraption22
11-19-2010, 01:39 PM
Ahh ok. My bad :) Nice work btw.
forcedfedmopar
11-19-2010, 01:43 PM
Ahh ok. My bad :) Nice work btw.

no worries, thanks for making sure i had one in there! it would be a shame to go through al this work and have the same thing happen again!
turbovanmanČ
11-19-2010, 02:16 PM
Nice work on the new one, :nod:

The old one, holy hell, what an abortion, :confused: :p
Juggy
11-19-2010, 02:38 PM
Nice work on the new one, :nod:

The old one, holy hell, what an abortion, :confused: :p

LOL....his turbo will thank him later :eyebrows:
Vigo
11-19-2010, 03:21 PM
Looking good! Im glad im not the only person here who thinks putting curves in pipes is all about cutting and welding! :D
forcedfedmopar
11-19-2010, 04:37 PM
Looking good! Im glad im not the only person here who thinks putting curves in pipes is all about cutting and welding! :D

haha im too cheap to buy a $15-20 90* turn. I can make it and at least this way i can go whatever direction i want!

Thanks for the comments guys. The turbo is def happier. Feels alittle more responsive with a noticable 100 rpm difference in spool time. I havent payed close attention but it has deffinetly helped!
supercrackerbox
11-20-2010, 03:58 AM
Did I ever mention I work in an exhaust factory? :p
forcedfedmopar
11-20-2010, 08:02 PM
Did I ever mention I work in an exhaust factory? :p

:lol: yea yea. I took it to the shop to change the leaking water pump and check a squeek that has been driving me crazy. i wasnt intending on making a new down pipe. but you know how that goes.

Can you get mandrel bent piping and for how much? what sizes?
supercrackerbox
11-25-2010, 03:47 AM
PM sent.
Ondonti
12-21-2010, 06:41 AM
Looking good! Im glad im not the only person here who thinks putting curves in pipes is all about cutting and welding! :D

You both have the Japanese flair.
They do that stuff even when there is no reason to :P