Exhaust Manifold Fabrication - Honda Civic ep3 K Series

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  • Опубліковано 4 бер 2023
  • Step by step fabrication and TIG welding of a 4-2-1 exhaust manifold for a Honda Civic Ep3.
    Link to purchase tungsten electrodes: amzn.to/3JT3uk3
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  • @AlexTrull
    @AlexTrull 8 місяців тому +2

    Really skilled job. I like how you took the guesswork out of it!

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  8 місяців тому

      Thanks 👍🏼

  • @9256steven
    @9256steven Рік тому +3

    Superb, I was surprised how thin the SS is and the jigs and welding are great. Well done.

  • @Drunken_Hamster
    @Drunken_Hamster 22 години тому

    Finding this again after seeing so many 4-2-1s with 1-3 and 2-4 (or 1-2 and 3-4 pairing) makes me wanna say "Finally, a properly designed tri-y." The only way it could be better is if you'd have stepped up the primaries at least twice, and the secondaries at least once before their respective merges.

  • @Pablomaniac
    @Pablomaniac Рік тому +3

    Great work. Enjoyed seeing it all fit together. That's a really good jig too!

  • @frankodemozo
    @frankodemozo Рік тому +2

    Subscribed. Looks like your from the UK 🇬🇧 and putting in work! 🤘

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thanks for the sub! Appreciate it. Yes im based in the north of England.

  • @b0bden
    @b0bden Рік тому +2

    Nice work, oddly therapeutic 👍🏻

  • @wtfftw24
    @wtfftw24 Рік тому +5

    How do you weld in between the " Y " inside sides??
    That would be an interesting tutorial for who is learning 👍

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Lots of electrode stick out

  • @giuseppeadamo5917
    @giuseppeadamo5917 Рік тому +2

    Bellissimo lavoro, complimenti.
    Posso avere i parametri della saldatura utilizzati. Grazie
    Un saluto
    GA

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      Thank you. 43amps for tube welds. 30 CFH for argon gas flow. Which welding parameters in particular?

  • @googlesucks0623
    @googlesucks0623 Рік тому +2

    Amazing Job, absolute prof. 👌🏻🤤

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thank you 🙏

  • @michaelwr80
    @michaelwr80 Рік тому +3

    Been watching your vids for a min now. great beads and excellent craftsmanship! I've been thinking of venturing into custom exhaust work myself.
    Question: Who is buying this? Are these just once a month fabs you do? Selling locally or do you get people from all over the country? Not trying to steal your business just trying to get some incite on how to start one. Any Info is greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work!

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thank you, I appreciate that. I don’t sell many of these but I would if I had more time as there is demand for them. Here in the Uk a lot go for the cheap Chinese made manifolds but there are quite a few good quality custom fab ones being made for those who want to pay more for better products.

  • @wolfsblade127
    @wolfsblade127 Рік тому +2

    I Love videos like this. I subbed

  • @bilaltariq7819
    @bilaltariq7819 Рік тому +3

    Can you do more like this but show how you weld in the tight gaps between pipes like 4:26?

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Plenty of stock out on the electrode and bit of a Torah angle!

  • @SXF_turbo
    @SXF_turbo Рік тому +2

    Amazing work

  • @remi009340
    @remi009340 Рік тому +2

    I know it's a little too late but... The world's first UEL header for a K series would be an interesting project! 😁

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      Yes maybe 😃

    • @remi009340
      @remi009340 Рік тому +1

      @@Smffab Great work on this header by the way!

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thank you 🙏

    • @CL9k24a3
      @CL9k24a3 Рік тому

      Most of them are uel but arr sold as ul. Usually there is 20mm to 40mm difference on runners from the ones I have seen and uel sucks for power.

  • @Drivers.Garage
    @Drivers.Garage Рік тому +2

    Awesome work buddy, also wish I could get welds like yours with no back purge. Mine just contaminate to hell.

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      All these welds are fully back purged. Just not when tacking the parts together.

    • @Drivers.Garage
      @Drivers.Garage Рік тому

      @@Smffab my mistake, just watched it back and seen the plugs. Must of missed them. Looks good fell. Awesome work.

  • @georgezubak1254
    @georgezubak1254 Рік тому +5

    Masterpiece, top quaility work 👏

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Much appreciated

  • @ajpspecialistcars
    @ajpspecialistcars Рік тому +2

    Great content!

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thanks 👍🏼

  • @bsracer85
    @bsracer85 Рік тому +2

    GOOD JOB. tell me about your gas cup and who made it. I have some Pyrex one and I don't like them. To loose.

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      Thanks.
      The gas cup is a Furick cup made by Michael Furick. The one I use the most is the FUPA 12. They have some funny names, you’ll know what I mean if you go check them out.

  • @loganamurray64
    @loganamurray64 Рік тому +2

    I wish I could do stuff like this myself, looks amazing

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      Thanks. You can learn, I am self taught from UA-cam videos like these.

    • @juanc8085
      @juanc8085 Рік тому +1

      ☝🏻☝🏻✌🏽🍺🍺🍺

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      🍻👍🏼

  • @Drunken_Hamster
    @Drunken_Hamster Рік тому +2

    I wanna hear the souuunnnd! Also, if you ever decided to do a UEL, please do a 1-4 or 2-3 pair UEL instead of the traditional 1-2/3-4 pair. It can potentially sound more V8-like with the way I described as it would be mimicking an 82-86 Honda V65 Magna with a Kerker exhaust and no muffler. (I can post a link to a ~1min video if you're interested)

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      Sounds interesting, please share a link.
      You can hear the sound, link below. Enjoy 👍🏼
      ua-cam.com/users/shortsAaEB4Ztkl5c?feature=share

    • @Drunken_Hamster
      @Drunken_Hamster Рік тому

      ​@@SmffabFirst is a walkaround, idle, and rev. Second is a takeoff. Third is another guy's bike with a MAC header and custom stubby carbon muffler instead of the modified Kerker setup. ((Still a 4-into-1, though.))
      ua-cam.com/video/-_xiNxxZX7U/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/yVkOY1O0r7I/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/wCSo85uM_14/v-deo.html

  • @N911GT2
    @N911GT2 Рік тому

    Great work!

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thanks, appreciate the feedback. Hope you subscribe for more videos like this.

  • @Mike-Ep3
    @Mike-Ep3 Рік тому +1

    Looks like you made a replica of a Toda manifold.
    Real nice.

  • @robertotacca2457
    @robertotacca2457 Рік тому +2

    Bravo ! Ma io non credo che i raccordi ai tubi tu li abbia tagliati a occhio... non hai voluto far vedere come li prepari, ok, a occhio e col pennrello puoi tagliare e costruire un tavolo in legno ;-)
    La piastra alla testata era in ferro o in inox anche lei ? AISI 304 o 316 ?

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Didn’t want to show everything as it would probably be a very long and boring video. I’ve tried to make it short but still include as many interesting and useful parts in the video as possible. Each piece is cut using horizontal bandsaw then finer adjustments made on a belt sander to get the fit up just right. The tube and flanges are all made from 304 stainless steel.

  • @Zabak74
    @Zabak74 Рік тому +2

    Nice !
    very very good job ;-)

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @user-wr3ll7jw3v
    @user-wr3ll7jw3v Рік тому +2

    Good job

  • @mikelourey9552
    @mikelourey9552 Рік тому +2

    Great work! Quick question where are you sourcing your tubing? I’ve ordered from a few different places haven’t really found the right spot yet. Saw in another comment your self taught that’s incredible. Keep it up.

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thank you! I get all my tube from a company called fabco.

  • @edwomer2969
    @edwomer2969 Рік тому +2

    You didn't show welding the pipes together on the last merge to the header flange. I weld the merges together after the other pipes are welded so you can get at the weld.
    Nice work!

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      No sorry didn’t show that part, but as you can imagine there is limited access so I had to use more stickout and more torch angle and still managed to get a decent weld with full penetration.

    • @edwomer2969
      @edwomer2969 Рік тому +1

      @@Smffab Ok but that would be a tough weld with the limited access to the side of the pipes.
      I make exhaust and 4 into 2 into 1 collector for it and I have jigs for each separate pipe as well as the collector. It is for a VW engine so the collector must slip onto the primaries but the collector is one piece when finished. I have found that welding each half together completely then the merge bend is the best for me but the merges are challenging with the long stick out and limited access.
      Still a nice job.

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      I think I know what your saying. It’s interesting to know other techniques and method. Thanks

  • @gonzalolopez7199
    @gonzalolopez7199 Рік тому +2

    exelente trabajo saludos

  • @bendavison27
    @bendavison27 Рік тому +2

    🔥🔥

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      👍🏼👍🏼

  • @BEX_prof
    @BEX_prof 11 місяців тому +1

    Супер!🤘

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  11 місяців тому

      Thanks 🙏

  • @truffledogs9728
    @truffledogs9728 Рік тому +2

    Woooo

  • @fabianobueno10
    @fabianobueno10 4 місяці тому +1

    top demais parabens

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  4 місяці тому

      Thanks 🙏

  • @Allmotor-
    @Allmotor- Рік тому +1

    Any chance you have another one im looking for a header 🤝🏼

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  2 місяці тому

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    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  2 місяці тому

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  • @kevkay1737
    @kevkay1737 Рік тому +1

    wich weld settings you use ?

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      About 43 amps for tube

  • @Civic-ek-hillclimb
    @Civic-ek-hillclimb 10 місяців тому +1

    Tubes of equal length?

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  10 місяців тому

      That’s the intention yeah

  • @Civic-ek-hillclimb
    @Civic-ek-hillclimb 10 місяців тому +1

    Égale longueur tube ??

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  10 місяців тому

      Probably not perfectly but yeah that’s the intention

  • @whollenbeck8
    @whollenbeck8 Рік тому +2

    You never show how you bent any of the tubes.

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      I buy them already bent at various angles. Thanks

    • @whollenbeck8
      @whollenbeck8 Рік тому +1

      @@Smffab Got it. Thank you.

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Happy to help.

  • @makantahi3731
    @makantahi3731 Рік тому +2

    i am at the end of making same thing that looks like ugly MIG

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      That’s a shame

    • @makantahi3731
      @makantahi3731 Рік тому +1

      @@Smffab i think that tig welding is so superior in compare to mig,that it can look ugly and still can be welded good, i weld 1.6 mm thick ss316 pipe with 40A and 1 mm wire,and if i stay or go too slow, pool makes droplets inside and surface is uneven,that is why go a little faster and more heats up wire than pipe,so my weld looks like mound on pipe but it is strong and tested on car,of course purged

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому +1

      I use 43amps got 1.6mm stainless and dab every second so don’t hang about. Make sure you have good gas coverage and practice.

    • @makantahi3731
      @makantahi3731 Рік тому

      @@Smffab thanks, my weld usually looks gray to black but sometimes happens it looks gold-if i go slowly but it is a little difference to make hole, i use 10-13 liters in minute of argon, 9 cup

  • @nicks4597
    @nicks4597 Рік тому +2

    corny movie shorts

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thanks 👍🏼

  • @marcosbalbas9636
    @marcosbalbas9636 Рік тому +1

    Good job

    • @Smffab
      @Smffab  Рік тому

      Thank you. If not already please subscribe for more videos like this. Check out some of my other videos and let me know what you think. 👍🏼

  • @ganzytocrx9426
    @ganzytocrx9426 Рік тому +2

    🔥🔥