New MCM series - 11sec subaru build. Bald PFer content.

[Billzilla]

what did they do back in your day bill?!

Copper pipes to hold the steam in, old boy.

[ALLMTR]

Scotch locks 4 lyf

[JZK25]

A proper crimp join negates the need for solder because it compression joins the wire strands to each other and/or the crimp itself.

Anyhoo, can we argue about how shit the headers are now, solder is boring.

[E-Z]

Are they glowing because they are trying to force up the opposite pipe?

Can't find italics on my phone.

[JZK25]

Yes.

[Roadsailing]

A proper crimp join negates the need for solder because it compression joins the wire strands to each other and/or the crimp itself.

Anyhoo, can we argue about how shit the headers are now, solder is boring.

sure! "some bits aren't red, are you even trying?"

Love your work, just wondering if you considered doing them like this as per my previous post and if you think they would be more prone to cracking/things



and on the wiring I don't think i've ever seen a factory soldered join in an engine bay, and i;ve looked at 3 or so. i've soldered wires in an engine bay before but mainly because I didn't have good crimps. at the least it means not dropping hot lead all over the place.

oh and any readings from the thermocouples? would be interesting to know the difference between the primaries and interblackcooler efficiency.

[Rdyno]

Its about soldering without much heat on the copper. If you do it everyday its going to last longer than the car. I much rather use quality crimps and connectors as Al used. If not available, doing a cashie or for a mate, i just solder and make it neat. 99% of solder failures is incorrect solder and technique.

This man, he knows.

[JZK25]

sure! "some bits aren't read, are you even trying?"

Those lakes pipe style headers would work fine too but would probably cause more internet chaos, maybe even a blackhole or implosion.

Thermocouple readings were no surprise to me but not telling.

[cub35]

A proper crimp join negates the need for solder because it compression joins the wire strands to each other and/or the crimp itself.

Anyhoo, can we argue about how shit the headers are now, solder is boring.

Nice, showing her pink bits

[BigMuz]

See how they glow more at the intersection? That means they are the wrong length.

[Rdyno]

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[Rdyno]

Those lakes pipe style headers would work fine too but would probably cause more internet chaos, maybe even a blackhole or implosion.

Thermocouple readings were no surprise to me but not telling.

Lol.

[kyle_b]

On our cranes, sometimes it is physically impossible to replace a strand of wire on a bundle that can be 30-40m long so if we find a broken wire we will solder and dual wall heat shrink the join, the iron being as hot as it can possibly be to ensure minimum time and heat on the wire. This is manufacturers preferred mode of repair. If the wire is large dia (2.5mm +) it gets joined with a crimp with the shrinking insulation and then that wire is mechanically restrained to several other wires to reduce the opportunity of fatigue. In saying that, all of our wiring is in in non-split convolute tube with gland fittings on the end and there is a P clamp every 500mm and where it runs inline with other tubes or hoses it is double P clamped (back to back) to avoid rubbing or mechanical impact.

On another note, AL top work mate! I loved seeing a tradesman take pride in his work and seeing the use of the right tools and parts to take a job to the next level! I constantly strive for perfection on every job I do and seeing good workmanship is refreshing in a trade full of monkeys.

EDIT: I am a plant mech, spent the first 3 years with a tradesman who was a dual trader planty/auto elec who was also an airforce
Trained avionics tech. So anything he had to teach me was absorbed!

[BigMuz]

So who in this thread is actually a mechanic or auto elec? I think the home job guys need to start respecting the tradies. I think most posting in the last page or two are actually tradies lets find out.

You probably aren't the right person to be pushing the 'tradies are top quality' line.

[Rdyno]

You probably aren't the right person to be pushing the 'tradies are top quality' line.

Because you know me so well ayy.