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3.5 inch down pipe OM617

3.5 inch down pipe OM617

 
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serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-17-2011, 11:08 AM #1
I want a new exhaust on my '84 300 SD. Going to do everything myself instead of taking it to a shop. Really would like 3.5 inch pipe all the way back. With a flex tube and a glass pack. How should a go about making the downpipe? And the turbo flange? (I don't have a pipe bender)

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-17-2011, 11:08 AM #1

I want a new exhaust on my '84 300 SD. Going to do everything myself instead of taking it to a shop. Really would like 3.5 inch pipe all the way back. With a flex tube and a glass pack. How should a go about making the downpipe? And the turbo flange? (I don't have a pipe bender)


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

antonmies
Go MPR

59
12-17-2011, 11:40 AM #2
Are you pushing for over 600hp
antonmies
12-17-2011, 11:40 AM #2

Are you pushing for over 600hp

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-17-2011, 11:49 AM #3
Nope. You think 3.5 is to big?

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-17-2011, 11:49 AM #3

Nope. You think 3.5 is to big?


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

led-panzer
Holset

541
12-17-2011, 12:14 PM #4
3 inch is all you need. And if you're not going to upgrade the turbo and add fuel its a lot of work for minimal gains (other than to your ears).
If you have a welder, you can get a 45 degree mandrel bent piece and adapt it on the stock turbo.

1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake
led-panzer
12-17-2011, 12:14 PM #4

3 inch is all you need. And if you're not going to upgrade the turbo and add fuel its a lot of work for minimal gains (other than to your ears).
If you have a welder, you can get a 45 degree mandrel bent piece and adapt it on the stock turbo.


1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake

cjcosta
TA 0301

51
12-17-2011, 12:27 PM #5
Need to do the same.
I have replaced my Om617 NA with a Om617a in a w460 G class but not the exaust. The IP and turbo is stock. 60mm pipe is enough?

Best Regards
cjcosta
12-17-2011, 12:27 PM #5

Need to do the same.
I have replaced my Om617 NA with a Om617a in a w460 G class but not the exaust. The IP and turbo is stock. 60mm pipe is enough?

Best Regards

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-17-2011, 12:43 PM #6
The IP will be cranked up, the turbo will stay stock for now.

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-17-2011, 12:43 PM #6

The IP will be cranked up, the turbo will stay stock for now.


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

led-panzer
Holset

541
12-17-2011, 01:18 PM #7
If you plan on cranking up the fuel and boost, go for it but you would be fine with 3 inch. Any bigger isn't worth the added cost and effort IMO

1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake
led-panzer
12-17-2011, 01:18 PM #7

If you plan on cranking up the fuel and boost, go for it but you would be fine with 3 inch. Any bigger isn't worth the added cost and effort IMO


1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake

antonmies
Go MPR

59
12-17-2011, 05:54 PM #8
I would use 3" only for the downpipe and the rest with 2,5"
antonmies
12-17-2011, 05:54 PM #8

I would use 3" only for the downpipe and the rest with 2,5"

dieselboy
Rotatin 5500 times a minute

680
12-17-2011, 10:02 PM #9
The only reason mines 3.5" is cause it was free. Left over stock exhaust from a superduty.

-Jesse

80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon

10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
dieselboy
12-17-2011, 10:02 PM #9

The only reason mines 3.5" is cause it was free. Left over stock exhaust from a superduty.


-Jesse

80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon

10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-18-2011, 12:59 PM #10
Yea for a 617 you dont need that much flow unless youve done quite a bit of work

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-18-2011, 12:59 PM #10

Yea for a 617 you dont need that much flow unless youve done quite a bit of work


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

MFSuper90
Budget Builder

1,533
12-19-2011, 08:37 AM #11
I have 3" from the downpipe back and i think it sounds awesome. I think 3.5 would just be more of a hassle. IMO

'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler Big Grin
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted         
MFSuper90
12-19-2011, 08:37 AM #11

I have 3" from the downpipe back and i think it sounds awesome. I think 3.5 would just be more of a hassle. IMO


'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler Big Grin
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted         

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-19-2011, 11:15 AM #12
3.5 is more weight too. which we already have plenty of lol.

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-19-2011, 11:15 AM #12

3.5 is more weight too. which we already have plenty of lol.


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-19-2011, 12:31 PM #13
I think it isn't going to be much fun doing it myself. Its going to be a bitch getting all the right pieces brought online. Anybody have and resources where I could buy the prebent pipe? Or a pipe bender?

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-19-2011, 12:31 PM #13

I think it isn't going to be much fun doing it myself. Its going to be a bitch getting all the right pieces brought online. Anybody have and resources where I could buy the prebent pipe? Or a pipe bender?


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

led-panzer
Holset

541
12-19-2011, 12:34 PM #14
The way I plan on running a full exhaust is buying 3 or 4 flex sections and a couple 10ft sections from the local exhaust shop, using the flex sections for the bends, cutting the appropriate straight sections and clamping them together.
Just to give you an idea
This post was last modified: 12-19-2011, 12:35 PM by led-panzer.

1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake
led-panzer
12-19-2011, 12:34 PM #14

The way I plan on running a full exhaust is buying 3 or 4 flex sections and a couple 10ft sections from the local exhaust shop, using the flex sections for the bends, cutting the appropriate straight sections and clamping them together.
Just to give you an idea


1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-19-2011, 05:57 PM #15
just get some pre bent peices and dump it out behind the front tire Wink thats what i plan to do. cheaper, lighter, and less time consuming.

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-19-2011, 05:57 PM #15

just get some pre bent peices and dump it out behind the front tire Wink thats what i plan to do. cheaper, lighter, and less time consuming.


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

led-panzer
Holset

541
12-19-2011, 09:43 PM #16
The noise is fun for a while but at least in my case it got old.

1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake
led-panzer
12-19-2011, 09:43 PM #16

The noise is fun for a while but at least in my case it got old.


1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-19-2011, 10:52 PM #17
Fuck it! Going to buy a pipe bender.
http://www.harborfreight.com/garage-shop...35336.html

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-19-2011, 10:52 PM #17

Fuck it! Going to buy a pipe bender.
http://www.harborfreight.com/garage-shop...35336.html


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-20-2011, 12:01 AM #18
Ewww crush bend.

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-20-2011, 12:01 AM #18

Ewww crush bend.


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-20-2011, 12:02 AM #19
I think it should be fine

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-20-2011, 12:02 AM #19

I think it should be fine


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-20-2011, 12:14 AM #20
Yea it will be fine. If you go with 3in piping a little crush wont kill your performance.

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-20-2011, 12:14 AM #20

Yea it will be fine. If you go with 3in piping a little crush wont kill your performance.


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

jonbobshinigin
Holset

292
12-20-2011, 12:31 AM #21
I am a brat...I gotta get the mandrel bend for my project :-)

1987 300TDT - 260,000 Miles
>>275HP OM603 Project Profile here<<

jonbobshinigin
12-20-2011, 12:31 AM #21

I am a brat...I gotta get the mandrel bend for my project :-)


1987 300TDT - 260,000 Miles
>>275HP OM603 Project Profile here<<

Captain America
Boostin' & Roostin'

2,221
12-22-2011, 03:20 AM #22
Blowin smoke on ppl at bus stops with the front fender exit exhaust NEVER gets old!


1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

Captain America
12-22-2011, 03:20 AM #22

Blowin smoke on ppl at bus stops with the front fender exit exhaust NEVER gets old!



1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-22-2011, 10:09 AM #23
thats what im sayin! i want to be able to smoke people lol.

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-22-2011, 10:09 AM #23

thats what im sayin! i want to be able to smoke people lol.


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
12-22-2011, 04:46 PM #24
My car stopped smoking after I adjusted IP timing, and the ALDA is maxxed Sad

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-22-2011, 04:46 PM #24

My car stopped smoking after I adjusted IP timing, and the ALDA is maxxed Sad


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-23-2011, 12:35 AM #25
sounds like you just need to remove the alda Wink

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-23-2011, 12:35 AM #25

sounds like you just need to remove the alda Wink


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
12-24-2011, 01:23 AM #26
Is there really much of a difference between maxxed alda and removed alda?

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-24-2011, 01:23 AM #26

Is there really much of a difference between maxxed alda and removed alda?


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

larsalan
Superturbo

1,272
12-24-2011, 08:28 AM #27
Some old timey guy told me they used to shim under the nut that holds the alda in place with a coin. Even if the alda is maxed all the way out it the whole unit can be too far down.
Have you ever had one off? You'll see what I mean. But if it's truly backed off all the way and not resting on that plunger that limits fuel. Then, it's the same as if it was removed.
My last 617 dropped bombs when I took the alda off but, that's not the case with this one. I dunno why. Pump is set different I guess.

Rusted out beat down 300d turbo 82' -- RIP
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
larsalan
12-24-2011, 08:28 AM #27

Some old timey guy told me they used to shim under the nut that holds the alda in place with a coin. Even if the alda is maxed all the way out it the whole unit can be too far down.
Have you ever had one off? You'll see what I mean. But if it's truly backed off all the way and not resting on that plunger that limits fuel. Then, it's the same as if it was removed.
My last 617 dropped bombs when I took the alda off but, that's not the case with this one. I dunno why. Pump is set different I guess.


Rusted out beat down 300d turbo 82' -- RIP
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'

led-panzer
Holset

541
12-24-2011, 10:59 AM #28
(12-24-2011, 01:23 AM)sassparilla_kid Is there really much of a difference between maxxed alda and removed alda?

Yes. Big difference. Just go pop it off, it takes 5 minutes. If for any reason you don't like it, just go put it back on. Make sure you plug or remove the boost line if you remove it.

1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake
led-panzer
12-24-2011, 10:59 AM #28

(12-24-2011, 01:23 AM)sassparilla_kid Is there really much of a difference between maxxed alda and removed alda?

Yes. Big difference. Just go pop it off, it takes 5 minutes. If for any reason you don't like it, just go put it back on. Make sure you plug or remove the boost line if you remove it.


1984 300D 4-speed ~200,000 miles
7.5mm M-pump, GT3582 turbo, F-Tune Performance intake/exhaust manifolds, A/A intercooler, 315 nozzles, Enlarged prechambers, Bosch 044 feed pump, Custom lightweight flywheel with 240mm clutch, Lowered, 17" AMG rims - 300 hp OM617 project
1985 300D 280,000 miles RIP
2001 F350 7.3 DP tuner, 4"exhaust, S&B intake

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
12-26-2011, 12:30 AM #29
(12-24-2011, 10:59 AM)led-panzer
(12-24-2011, 01:23 AM)sassparilla_kid Is there really much of a difference between maxxed alda and removed alda?

Yes. Big difference. Just go pop it off, it takes 5 minutes. If for any reason you don't like it, just go put it back on. Make sure you plug or remove the boost line if you remove it.

Its like watching the three stooges every time I set out to do anything, so 5 minutes might not be do-able for me haha, but anyway are there any special tools or any tips I should know before removing?? I thought the total amount of adjustment was supposed to be 8 revolutions, but mine only goes 4 full (360*) revolutions from stop to stop, is this right?? Thanks!

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-26-2011, 12:30 AM #29

(12-24-2011, 10:59 AM)led-panzer
(12-24-2011, 01:23 AM)sassparilla_kid Is there really much of a difference between maxxed alda and removed alda?

Yes. Big difference. Just go pop it off, it takes 5 minutes. If for any reason you don't like it, just go put it back on. Make sure you plug or remove the boost line if you remove it.

Its like watching the three stooges every time I set out to do anything, so 5 minutes might not be do-able for me haha, but anyway are there any special tools or any tips I should know before removing?? I thought the total amount of adjustment was supposed to be 8 revolutions, but mine only goes 4 full (360*) revolutions from stop to stop, is this right?? Thanks!


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

larsalan
Superturbo

1,272
12-26-2011, 06:24 AM #30
Yeah, I have removed the one on this car and my previous. It was not super easy. I needed to make a huge box wrench. I think I grinded a smaller into 1-1/8 or something cause I didn't have one. And put a steel shaft into where the alda vac line would be. Add a breaker bar to that and then it will "pop right off"
But now that's it's loose it can go on and off with ease. Just the first time that's the pita.

Rusted out beat down 300d turbo 82' -- RIP
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
larsalan
12-26-2011, 06:24 AM #30

Yeah, I have removed the one on this car and my previous. It was not super easy. I needed to make a huge box wrench. I think I grinded a smaller into 1-1/8 or something cause I didn't have one. And put a steel shaft into where the alda vac line would be. Add a breaker bar to that and then it will "pop right off"
But now that's it's loose it can go on and off with ease. Just the first time that's the pita.


Rusted out beat down 300d turbo 82' -- RIP
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'

Captain America
Boostin' & Roostin'

2,221
12-28-2011, 05:05 AM #31
Remember

lefty tighty, righty loosy on the alda nut bahahahaha

And that harbor freight bender... SUCKS!


1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

Captain America
12-28-2011, 05:05 AM #31

Remember

lefty tighty, righty loosy on the alda nut bahahahaha

And that harbor freight bender... SUCKS!



1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-28-2011, 08:06 PM #32
Really? Do u have one?

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-28-2011, 08:06 PM #32

Really? Do u have one?


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

Captain America
Boostin' & Roostin'

2,221
12-28-2011, 08:43 PM #33
My buddy has one. Yea it likes to crinkle the pipe in the center. You want a Bender that pulls the pipe along with it, not one that trust to snap it in the middle like a toothpick


1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

Captain America
12-28-2011, 08:43 PM #33

My buddy has one. Yea it likes to crinkle the pipe in the center. You want a Bender that pulls the pipe along with it, not one that trust to snap it in the middle like a toothpick



1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

serverman777
GT2559V

226
12-29-2011, 12:13 AM #34
Fuck that shit. Thanks for telling me this. Im just going to have a shop bend and weld everything up for like 175 bucks

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
12-29-2011, 12:13 AM #34

Fuck that shit. Thanks for telling me this. Im just going to have a shop bend and weld everything up for like 175 bucks


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
12-29-2011, 01:40 AM #35
Just find an appropriately sized lamp post and take a field trip to it with a hand held torch and some pipe, all thats left is heat pipe and have an extra person to help bend it once hot lol

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-29-2011, 01:40 AM #35

Just find an appropriately sized lamp post and take a field trip to it with a hand held torch and some pipe, all thats left is heat pipe and have an extra person to help bend it once hot lol


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

capflya
Dreaming of a VNT

309
12-29-2011, 04:02 PM #36
Read one of the reviews about that bender...

"If your bending tubing with this, weld a cap onto one end of your tubing, fill the entire tube with sand and weld a cap on the second end. So should have a tube with a cap on either end, and packed with sand. Then do your bends on your tube, you will get mandrel bends this way, meaning the tube will be nearly perfectly round after bending it on the bender instead of crimping or kinking. Cut both ends off and save sand for next tube. Your products will come out cleanly with this method."

Not a bad idea... might not work but it makes sense. The sand would keep the pipe from crushing when bending. If you can get a shop to bend/weld everything for $175 I think that is a better deal. Unless you are planning to do more cars haha.



'98 E300 Turbo "Juliette" - Brabus wheels and almost all the options a w210 could have
'87 300D Turbo "Roxanne" - #22 head - 400E brakes - EGR Delete - 17" Staggered AMG 5 spoke rims from CLK500 - 5 Spd manual
2007 Chevy 2500HD CCSB Duramax with about 400-500 rwhp depending on the tune I use Big Grin
1983 300D Silver Exterior/Black inside - Sold and will be missed, may we never meet in a PnP.
capflya
12-29-2011, 04:02 PM #36

Read one of the reviews about that bender...

"If your bending tubing with this, weld a cap onto one end of your tubing, fill the entire tube with sand and weld a cap on the second end. So should have a tube with a cap on either end, and packed with sand. Then do your bends on your tube, you will get mandrel bends this way, meaning the tube will be nearly perfectly round after bending it on the bender instead of crimping or kinking. Cut both ends off and save sand for next tube. Your products will come out cleanly with this method."

Not a bad idea... might not work but it makes sense. The sand would keep the pipe from crushing when bending. If you can get a shop to bend/weld everything for $175 I think that is a better deal. Unless you are planning to do more cars haha.




'98 E300 Turbo "Juliette" - Brabus wheels and almost all the options a w210 could have
'87 300D Turbo "Roxanne" - #22 head - 400E brakes - EGR Delete - 17" Staggered AMG 5 spoke rims from CLK500 - 5 Spd manual
2007 Chevy 2500HD CCSB Duramax with about 400-500 rwhp depending on the tune I use Big Grin
1983 300D Silver Exterior/Black inside - Sold and will be missed, may we never meet in a PnP.

Greazzer
Superturbo

1,278
12-30-2011, 07:25 AM #37
The sand trick should work.

Here is a picture of thin, EZ to crink and screw up copper tubing. I filled it with salt, pack it so that there is no voids, crimped the ends and I coiled this by hand a few years ago. This is 10' or 15' feet of tubing, so I was a little surprised how little the coil ended up being. The key is to make sure the sand or whatever medium you are using is tightly packed with no voids. I used a simple $5 tube bender and inserted a steel pipe thru the center of the tube bender for leverage. As for something big and thick, same theory should apply except you will need something correspondingly bigger.
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Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020

visit:  www.dieselfuelinjector.guru

Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.

RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982.  Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...
Greazzer
12-30-2011, 07:25 AM #37

The sand trick should work.

Here is a picture of thin, EZ to crink and screw up copper tubing. I filled it with salt, pack it so that there is no voids, crimped the ends and I coiled this by hand a few years ago. This is 10' or 15' feet of tubing, so I was a little surprised how little the coil ended up being. The key is to make sure the sand or whatever medium you are using is tightly packed with no voids. I used a simple $5 tube bender and inserted a steel pipe thru the center of the tube bender for leverage. As for something big and thick, same theory should apply except you will need something correspondingly bigger.

Attached Files
Image(s)
   

Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020

visit:  www.dieselfuelinjector.guru

Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.

RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982.  Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
12-30-2011, 03:20 PM #38
Looks like the condenser coil from my still lol, I wish I hadn't broken that thing

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-30-2011, 03:20 PM #38

Looks like the condenser coil from my still lol, I wish I hadn't broken that thing


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

Greazzer
Superturbo

1,278
12-30-2011, 05:11 PM #39
Hey -- it looks like it could go to a still ... you just gave me an idea ....

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020

visit:  www.dieselfuelinjector.guru

Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.

RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982.  Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...
Greazzer
12-30-2011, 05:11 PM #39

Hey -- it looks like it could go to a still ... you just gave me an idea ....

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!


Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020

visit:  www.dieselfuelinjector.guru

Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.

RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982.  Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
12-30-2011, 08:00 PM #40
(12-30-2011, 05:11 PM)Greazzer Hey -- it looks like it could go to a still ... you just gave me an idea ....

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I intend on making another still that actually works properly, then everybody is invited to my house for a giant party haha

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-30-2011, 08:00 PM #40

(12-30-2011, 05:11 PM)Greazzer Hey -- it looks like it could go to a still ... you just gave me an idea ....

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I intend on making another still that actually works properly, then everybody is invited to my house for a giant party haha


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

Captain America
Boostin' & Roostin'

2,221
12-31-2011, 06:34 AM #41
I've seen the sand trick on YouTube but that's just WAY to much work!!!


1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

Captain America
12-31-2011, 06:34 AM #41

I've seen the sand trick on YouTube but that's just WAY to much work!!!



1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

iheartboost
Holset

422
12-31-2011, 03:31 PM #42
Thats what im saying captain haha. Filling and welding caps for every stupid bend lol

1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

iheartboost
12-31-2011, 03:31 PM #42

Thats what im saying captain haha. Filling and welding caps for every stupid bend lol


1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car

Captain America
Boostin' & Roostin'

2,221
01-02-2012, 04:44 AM #43
Yup!!


1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

Captain America
01-02-2012, 04:44 AM #43

Yup!!



1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
01-20-2012, 03:10 AM #44
Did you ever go through with the new exhaust?

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
01-20-2012, 03:10 AM #44

Did you ever go through with the new exhaust?


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

serverman777
GT2559V

226
01-20-2012, 12:02 PM #45
Holding off until I instal my cat turbo...

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
01-20-2012, 12:02 PM #45

Holding off until I instal my cat turbo...


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

sassparilla_kid
diesel &gt; all other fuels

1,618
01-20-2012, 05:35 PM #46
Oh aright, I was just wondering if you were gonna end up doing it yourself or have it done at a shop or something

-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
01-20-2012, 05:35 PM #46

Oh aright, I was just wondering if you were gonna end up doing it yourself or have it done at a shop or something


-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!

serverman777
GT2559V

226
01-20-2012, 08:12 PM #47
Going to have it done at a shop. Having a 3in down pipe made and installing it my self...

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
01-20-2012, 08:12 PM #47

Going to have it done at a shop. Having a 3in down pipe made and installing it my self...


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

lgreeley83
Mr. Rumbles

775
02-24-2012, 07:01 AM #48
You gotta come by me in chicago. I payed 140 for 3" and a muffler . Mounted welded everything from manifold back. No joke the place is called "mexico muffler"

" straighten up that star on the grill, assholes."

lgreeley83
02-24-2012, 07:01 AM #48

You gotta come by me in chicago. I payed 140 for 3" and a muffler . Mounted welded everything from manifold back. No joke the place is called "mexico muffler"


" straighten up that star on the grill, assholes."

serverman777
GT2559V

226
02-24-2012, 08:58 AM #49
I got a place thats going to do it for like 70 bucks. Just waiting until march for my vaccation when I instal my new cat turbo.

'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver
serverman777
02-24-2012, 08:58 AM #49

I got a place thats going to do it for like 70 bucks. Just waiting until march for my vaccation when I instal my new cat turbo.


'84 300 SD w126 Race Car Wink
'86 190E 2.3 w201 Daily Driver
'85 500 SEL w126 Scraped
'92 1.6 Geo Storm Totaled by a Uninsured Driver

Robert_UAH
K26-2

42
03-16-2012, 03:04 PM #50
(12-29-2011, 04:02 PM)capflya Read one of the reviews about that bender...

"If your bending tubing with this, weld a cap onto one end of your tubing, fill the entire tube with sand and weld a cap on the second end. So should have a tube with a cap on either end, and packed with sand. Then do your bends on your tube, you will get mandrel bends this way, meaning the tube will be nearly perfectly round after bending it on the bender instead of crimping or kinking. Cut both ends off and save sand for next tube. Your products will come out cleanly with this method."

That method actually works fairly well.
Robert_UAH
03-16-2012, 03:04 PM #50

(12-29-2011, 04:02 PM)capflya Read one of the reviews about that bender...

"If your bending tubing with this, weld a cap onto one end of your tubing, fill the entire tube with sand and weld a cap on the second end. So should have a tube with a cap on either end, and packed with sand. Then do your bends on your tube, you will get mandrel bends this way, meaning the tube will be nearly perfectly round after bending it on the bender instead of crimping or kinking. Cut both ends off and save sand for next tube. Your products will come out cleanly with this method."

That method actually works fairly well.

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