what gauge piping should I use for the header on the gs exhuast. I beleive 1/4" would work?  ideas?

Im going back on active orders at my base for 3 weeks and Ive got access to the manderal bender but I want to figure out everything before I order all the materials.
I want to create somthing much like the new gsxr's have and my vance and hines is all nice and scratched up.

try like 1/32......
1/4 would weigh 80 #

and if you have access to kewl stuff......TI is the bling way to go

yes yes Titanium is very cool very flexable too. one of the metals I had to certify in welding with the airforce. but for weight reduction that would be a prime choice. I am going to check with our local metals supplier for prices on Ti.  its pricey i know but I may beable to get a govt. discount.

Quote from: Susuki_Jah on January 20, 2007, 04:25:40 PM
yes yes Titanium is very cool very flexable too. one of the metals I had to certify in welding with the airforce. but for weight reduction that would be a prime choice. I am going to check with our local metals supplier for prices on Ti.  its pricey i know but I may beable to get a govt. discount.

I'm sure you mean "military discount".  Gov discount means you're ordering it for Gov use.  Miltary discount means you the individual get a discount for being in the armed services.

I'm still trying to imagine 0.25" wall exhaust tubing...

-T.

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on January 21, 2007, 06:18:01 AM
I'm still trying to imagine 0.25" wall exhaust tubing...

-T.

that would be Schedule 80 pipe.

Lol!!! That would be like a lead brick hanging of the motor. Wonder if the exhaust studs would hold it?

Quote from: dgyver on January 21, 2007, 07:23:28 AM
that would be Schedule 80 pipe.

Good call

Quote from: dgyver on January 21, 2007, 07:23:28 AM

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on January 21, 2007, 06:18:01 AM
I'm still trying to imagine 0.25" wall exhaust tubing...

-T.

that would be Schedule 80 pipe.

Nice!  You could just go to the hardware store and get some black pipe sections and a couple elbows and you'd have a new exhaust in no time!  If you wanted more corrosion resistance you could go with galvanized instead of black pipe

mmm... 50 pound exhaust

Quote from: Jarrett on January 20, 2007, 11:22:38 PM

Quote from: Susuki_Jah on January 20, 2007, 04:25:40 PM
yes yes Titanium is very cool very flexable too. one of the metals I had to certify in welding with the airforce. but for weight reduction that would be a prime choice. I am going to check with our local metals supplier for prices on Ti.  its pricey i know but I may beable to get a govt. discount.

I'm sure you mean "military discount".  Gov discount means you're ordering it for Gov use.  Miltary discount means you the individual get a discount for being in the armed services.

no I ment govt discount. you call up the local metal supplier who deals with you tell them you are ordering it for the shop and pay out of your own pocket.   not many people give a military discount anymore. only a few places do and some people are nice enough to make exceptions and give you a discount anyways even if they dont have a military discount.


I really had no idea what size wall I should use on the pipe because I am not an exhuast expert nor claim to be lol.   so how thick is the wall on the exhuast pipe of our bikes?

sorry for the questions that seem to be obvious if I would just go measure them myself but I do not have the bike at my house I have it at my storage space ready to be torn down.

thanks for the help so far

I'm making an exhaust manifold out of sched 80 black pipe....need something to support the extra weight of the turbo and handle the heat

16 to 18ga is common for exhausts. I would not go any thinner than 20ga.

ok i stopped by my space today and pulled the bike apart got the vance and hines system off and im going to use that for all my measurements. I am going to cut the exhaust short.  tuesday I should start the design

+1 geez! If I sold that stuff I'd give him a discount. Its not like he's stealing any thing. Its a frikn discount.







Take pics! I wanna see how it comes out! What are gunna use for a can?

If you can't give military personnel who put there butt on the line to keep yours safe, who do you give a discount to? He's military, not a lotto winner & like the rest of us, isn't rolling in cash.

Ya know dude, your a butthead! I give people military discounts all the time, I'm a frign plumber. Young and in the service, or old and served in ww2 or some thing. Hell I've done stuff for free for some retired people. I guess they stole, they have no morals or integrity? Dude, someone how respects gi's is given this kid a break, so frign what? He's maken a toy?
Back off the kid and worry about a real problem!

anyways. not worth me even answering.



but thanks for those who defended me . in all sincerety I thank you.

this will probly make  Wierdo happy. our local supplier does not stock Ti, I might be looking at other avenues such as ordering on ebay. either way I will get the material. I have an idea of how I want to run the pipes. do you all think it will hurt my performance to run two seperate pipes and have then stop right b4 the rear wheel and angle back and out? I will try to draw what im thinking.

and if my integrity doesnt satisfy you then I hope it will satisfy the rest of the US when I go to the middle east because Im not going by force I volunteerd  .


I hope to start on the project this week. I stopped by my storage space last night and took the bike apart and got the vance & hines to use as a template kinda.   it actually is pretty thin pipe I was surprised. I dont know what I was thinking when I said 1/4  I guess my head is stuck on making hand railes at work!!!  because my civilian job is a shop forman for a welding fabrication company but I honestly hate it and try to pick up as many active orders as I can. hintz me going back on active orders for the next month and hopefully for a lot longer this time.


and jerrett just out of curiosity what branch did you serve and what did you do. because obviously you don't understand the buddy buddy brotherhood of the military.

Susuki_Jah:

Thank you for serving, and kudos to you for not rising to the bait of posts with personal attacks that I've split out from your thread and moved to the TF.

Jarrett:

I'm moving your personal attacks into the TF. Enough of the personal attacks. Obviously, there aren't too many in your book who have personal integrity, who aren't liars, and who aren't perpetrators of some evil fraud. It gets old. It may be that black and white to you and your branch of the service, but this is GSTwin, not the armed forces. Keep the personal attacks out of the General Discussion section (and off of GSTwin).

It would seem to me that there would be codes of honour having to do with respect of oneself and others, and it seems to me that personal attacks would fall somewhere outside the honour part.

I'm all for honesty and integrity, and I'm all for upholding the codes of honour in the services, and I also recognize that members of the services are encouraged to help their brothers and sisters in arms walk the straight and narrow. If anyone feels the need to help one of their brothers or sisters in arms, do it in private message, do it respectfully, and don't make public (or private) personal attacks.

**Sarcasm removed.**

ok first day back in the shop. ive finished almost 100% of my work load for the next 3 weeks today! worked my tail off. so a little more time to relax and design. im going to try to draw my idea tonight and get some feed back from yall.  Ive found the distributer im going through to get the Ti.  going to order it this week. Ill tell you the damage when I get the bill lol.   Pretty soon I might be merging my civilian job with my active duty and work for the base full time.


btw: not that It should matter but I am 25 not quite a kid anymore lol