5 branch stainless manifolds.

[Wobbly Dave]

is that for me dave or cheery1809. if me ive got a give made ive got 12mm flanged that bolt to head and ive got a supplier for the bends. all im lacking if the motavation to go ahead and build one. the 5-1 collector isnt as treaky as youd think. its basically a 4-1 collector with a 1.5" hole machined inside of the collector. after this its a case of piping up. not as easy as youd think though. all welds need to be purged and id say full pen to. east enough for a pipe fitter or a pipe tig welder but certainly not a job for some one with no stainless pipe experience. the manifold from chris tullet is 1800 for a reason.

I was more thinking of you Graeme but like you said CTE charge 1800 for a reason.

[graemewelch]

its something i was was planning to build. it wasnt to fit on my car but just to say id built one and use it for a picture for a website when i finaly get setup.

[cherry1809]

That'll be fine chap
Once he's got the jig made up and he's taken measurements from under the bonnet, it's just a waiting game.

[Wobbly Dave]

That'll be fine chap
Once he's got the jig made up and he's taken measurements from under the bonnet, it's just a waiting game.

Send me a delivery address & I will send it on.

[charlie-r]

If there's enough interest for a group buy, I'm sure Chris Tullett would do them a bit cheaper. Plus they're quality is impeccable. I should know

[Wobbly Dave]

Chris Tullett fabbed my 3" downpipe for my GTX garrett conversion so I know how good they are.

[graemewelch]

If there's enough interest for a group buy, I'm sure Chris Tullett would do them a bit cheaper. Plus they're quality is impeccable. I should know

i take it you work for them. or him

[charlie-r]

i take it you work for them. or him

Yeah I've only been there a month but the problem with doing 1 manifold is the time it takes making jigs and actually designing the thing and converting it from a cad file to a jig to working out what bends we need to bend e.t.c. once we've got a jig and patterns one of the lads could probably knock one out in a day or two whereas just doing the one could take well over a week and lots of wasted expensive material.

I'm only an apprentice there, but some if the guys have been welding well over 20years, and work to tolerances so tight you wouldn't believe, everything has to be done perfectly or it doesn't leave the door.

[cherry1809]

Yeah I've only been there a month but the problem with doing 1 manifold is the time it takes making jigs and actually designing the thing and converting it from a cad file to a jig to working out what bends we need to bend e.t.c. once we've got a jig and patterns one of the lads could probably knock one out in a day or two whereas just doing the one could take well over a week and lots of wasted expensive material.

I'm only an apprentice there, but some if the guys have been welding well over 20years, and work to tolerances so tight you wouldn't believe, everything has to be done perfectly or it doesn't leave the door.

Mates the same. He hasn't been working with us long, he used to work in the boat builders next door making double hull ocean goers for ferrying workers out to oil rigs. We pikey'd him and he's been doing private jobs on the side. He's a fussy fu%ker and if it's not 110% he loses sleep. Lol.
Hopefully all the pita stuff will be ironed out on mine, then that should keep costs down on anyone else's

[charlie-r]

Any idea what material he's making it out of?

[graemewelch]

Yeah I've only been there a month but the problem with doing 1 manifold is the time it takes making jigs and actually designing the thing and converting it from a cad file to a jig to working out what bends we need to bend e.t.c. once we've got a jig and patterns one of the lads could probably knock one out in a day or two whereas just doing the one could take well over a week and lots of wasted expensive material.

I'm only an apprentice there, but some if the guys have been welding well over 20years, and work to tolerances so tight you wouldn't believe, everything has to be done perfectly or it doesn't leave the door.

thats what annoys me when i get asked to build stuff. if its a one off and you give them a price and you get how much its only a bit pipe. what what about the time building jigs drawing flanges and like you say the wasted material when you route it a certain way and it gets in your way later on. not a easy thing to do.

[charlie-r]

thats what annoys me when i get asked to build stuff. if its a one off and you give them a price and you get how much its only a bit pipe. what what about the time building jigs drawing flanges and like you say the wasted material when you route it a certain way and it gets in your way later on. not a easy thing to do.

Yeah one time only stuff costs a fortune and takes loads of time, manifolds are the worst because you need about a 130/150mm grip on the tube bender which is just wasted unless there's a straight section which it could be used for. On a 5 cylinder manifold there'd be ££££loads of waste just in grip material. People don't realise this (including me) until you start working on it. Plus tig welding is a very skilled task

[graemewelch]

Yeah one time only stuff costs a fortune and takes loads of time, manifolds are the worst because you need about a 130/150mm grip on the tube bender which is just wasted unless there's a straight section which it could be used for. On a 5 cylinder manifold there'd be ££££loads of waste just in grip material. People don't realise this (including me) until you start working on it. Plus tig welding is a very skilled task

yip im with you on that. i use sch 10 pipe and bends for manifolds. but when welding a stainless you want 100% full pen with no coking. thats the easy bit. is for me anyway.

[cherry1809]

Any idea what material he's making it out of?

Just text him and he said 316 or 321

[charlie-r]

Try tell him to go 321, that's good stuff to use! A lot less warping and you probably won't need to cut between the branches then

[graemewelch]

Try tell him to go 321, that's good stuff to use! A lot less warping and you probably won't need to cut between the branches then

you missed out the bit about the price. sit down when you price up the material

[cherry1809]

He's pricing up today, more likely to be 316 though.

[charlie-r]

Yeah 321 is a fortune and is a but trickier to weld but the advantages are worth it if you can afford it!

[thewatsonsmouts]

If anyones got an s60r manifold they would like to sell me it will be muchly appreciated

[graemewelch]

He's pricing up today, more likely to be 316 though.

dont use 316. id use 304l or 321 if funds allow.