Great video! I have a question, i have a crack in My exhaust housing on My turbo, can i weld it like u did, but just with Iron filler? Kind regards Mickey
I have an everlast as well and the everlast cooler is a little bit louder but nothing crazy. But if you aren’t using a cooler the htp is about 10x quieter
Check out TFS, welding tips and tricks, and weld.com cast iron....and he said, setting at 150amps(only using maybe 120amps DC), 25CFH or so argon100%, 3/32 tungsten, bbw16 cup. 309L filler
Only the 98-99 LS1 Camaro and firebird exhaust manifolds are cast steel. I dont know about the Corvette manifolds but as for f-bodies only the 98 and 99 models had cast steel and all the rest are cast iron.
I'm pretty sure a spark test would tell you, look for an orange color and a branching pattern for cast iron. Mild steel is just straight sparks no branching.
These LS manifolds are not cast iron, its a steel alloy. No preheating is needed and pretty much any filler rod works, done quite a few for over a decade, just burned the SS vband on with some stainless rod... done in 10 min... last forever. No different than welding 2 steel plates together.
It still doesn’t technically matter. You’re still more likely to crack it because it’s a cast molding and not carbon. Cast is still more brittle regardless if it’s iron or carbon or mild steel. The way he did it is probably still more effective then doing it cold. But if either way works it doesn’t really matter
@@Jarrettsville_Garage cast is the process which its formed, has nothing to do with what its made of. This is not iron, nor cast iron. Its a steel alloy, how it was formed has nothing to do with how its welded. Cast, rolled, forged, extruded...etc.. Carbon is an element, steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, these manifolds are steel. They can be welded as steel. The "cast" has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
@@green461 doesn’t change the fact that you should still pre heat considering your welding a different compound because since it’s cast it’s still subject to crack considering cast cools faster then regular mild or carbon steel does. Letting it cool slowly prevents that
@@Jarrettsville_Garage You are not understanding, cast steel is not a different metal than forged steel, rolled steel, extruded, or any steel, casting is just the process used to form it....they pour it into a cast. Cast is not a metal. Steel is steel. You are thinking cast iron, its not iron. Cast steel is not cast iron. all steel is carbon steel, carbon is what makes iron turn into steel, high, low, variances, you can cast it all and its no different than any other steel.
@@green461 it actually is different. It’s still made and cools differently then regular rolled carbon steel or mild steel. It’s more porous and has different properties then mild steel which make it more brittle.
Any cast iron bead is not gna be pretty. Check out TFS, welding tips and tricks, and weld.com cast iron....and he said, setting at 150amps(only using maybe 120amps DC), 25CFH or so argon100%, 3/32 tungsten, bbw16 cup
Quite honestly, I'm a grinder and not a welder, so I'll leave the welding to someone like yourself that knows what they're doing. My question is: what should I expect to pay to have a "similar" job welded up on two manifolds? Thanks in advance, Jim
Too much bullshitting around. Low amps, silver braze rod, braze any casted iron to any stainless. Quick, easy, strong as fuck. Do not even need TIG. Propane torch, clean, flux and silver braze it. Stronger than TIG weld.
Good vid , nice to see someone taking pride in there welding
Awesome! I'll be doing my soon, what size Vband is that? As well which filler rod.
This header for turbosetup ?
What rod u used
Great video!
I have a question, i have a crack in My exhaust housing on My turbo, can i weld it like u did, but just with Iron filler?
Kind regards Mickey
Mickey Andersen yes you can I just like the 309 filler it works best for me
good job
I love that htp invertig. I wish I would've went with that instead of the everlast(loud af)..
I have an everlast as well and the everlast cooler is a little bit louder but nothing crazy. But if you aren’t using a cooler the htp is about 10x quieter
@@belloautomotive1522 I have the 325 ext and man those fans are crazy loud plus they never stop running.
Love the Gas Torch on the welding table, an Accident waiting to happen!
if you have a powder coat oven, could you just put the part in there and drop the temp slowly?
callofgeorge yes you could do that
Never thought of that worked out great. Using 309L? Great video brother
Welding Junkie yeah 309, never had a problem I’ve done 6 sets of manifolds this way. Thanks man
6SpeedFab those v bands are the best invention. They are a little pricy tho fit that they are. Does yours have the thin rubber gasket or no?
Welding Junkie I only get the gasket ones For aluminum, other than that I get the male female stainless ones with the quick disconnect clamp
6SpeedFab same here I have been getting the ones with the clamp and some have gaskets with the clamps. Where do you get yours? eBay has 3 for. 27ish
Welding Junkie I get mine at ace or vibrant. They are usually anywhere from 45-50 each
What are your machine settings? Tungsten type? Gas?
Check out TFS, welding tips and tricks, and weld.com cast iron....and he said, setting at 150amps(only using maybe 120amps DC), 25CFH or so argon100%, 3/32 tungsten, bbw16 cup. 309L filler
LS manifolds are cast steel. Welds totally different.
Only the 98-99 LS1 Camaro and firebird exhaust manifolds are cast steel. I dont know about the Corvette manifolds but as for f-bodies only the 98 and 99 models had cast steel and all the rest are cast iron.
They are Jonathan is wrong
@@jonathanhudson4623 All the truck ones are steel (casted steel) also. Ive done several... no way its cast iron or even close.
I'm pretty sure a spark test would tell you, look for an orange color and a branching pattern for cast iron. Mild steel is just straight sparks no branching.
These LS manifolds are not cast iron, its a steel alloy. No preheating is needed and pretty much any filler rod works, done quite a few for over a decade, just burned the SS vband on with some stainless rod... done in 10 min... last forever. No different than welding 2 steel plates together.
It still doesn’t technically matter. You’re still more likely to crack it because it’s a cast molding and not carbon. Cast is still more brittle regardless if it’s iron or carbon or mild steel. The way he did it is probably still more effective then doing it cold. But if either way works it doesn’t really matter
@@Jarrettsville_Garage cast is the process which its formed, has nothing to do with what its made of. This is not iron, nor cast iron. Its a steel alloy, how it was formed has nothing to do with how its welded. Cast, rolled, forged, extruded...etc.. Carbon is an element, steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, these manifolds are steel. They can be welded as steel. The "cast" has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
@@green461 doesn’t change the fact that you should still pre heat considering your welding a different compound because since it’s cast it’s still subject to crack considering cast cools faster then regular mild or carbon steel does. Letting it cool slowly prevents that
@@Jarrettsville_Garage You are not understanding, cast steel is not a different metal than forged steel, rolled steel, extruded, or any steel, casting is just the process used to form it....they pour it into a cast. Cast is not a metal. Steel is steel. You are thinking cast iron, its not iron. Cast steel is not cast iron. all steel is carbon steel, carbon is what makes iron turn into steel, high, low, variances, you can cast it all and its no different than any other steel.
@@green461 it actually is different. It’s still made and cools differently then regular rolled carbon steel or mild steel. It’s more porous and has different properties then mild steel which make it more brittle.
Can we see the weld?
Any cast iron bead is not gna be pretty. Check out TFS, welding tips and tricks, and weld.com cast iron....and he said, setting at 150amps(only using maybe 120amps DC), 25CFH or so argon100%, 3/32 tungsten, bbw16 cup
I thought these manifolds are Cast Steel not Cast Iron?
They are
Welding with the propane tank on the table 😳 🏃🏻♂️
Quite honestly, I'm a grinder and not a welder, so I'll leave the welding to someone like yourself that knows what they're doing. My question is: what should I expect to pay to have a "similar" job welded up on two manifolds? Thanks in advance, Jim
Depends where, when, what but somewhere around 150-200
Word on the street is those are cast steel not iron
You did really good until you pulled out the oxy torch... there shouldn't be any soot with it.
Jm24v i use the soot as a temp gauge. I soot the part and heat it until the soot burns off somewhere around 450-500 then let it cool down slowly.
6SpeedFab neat!
You’ll get quite a surprise if you put the wrong end of that filler rod in your mouth.
Too much bullshitting around. Low amps, silver braze rod, braze any casted iron to any stainless. Quick, easy, strong as fuck.
Do not even need TIG. Propane torch, clean, flux and silver braze it. Stronger than TIG weld.