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General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: MCG89 on March 27, 2010, 12:36:22 PM

Title: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: MCG89 on March 27, 2010, 12:36:22 PM
Yo, what up. New to this forum. Had a quick question. I'm making header for a FWD 2.5 V6 engine. i measured the exhaust ports the they are 1.4" tall and 2.0" wide. So.. do I choose 2" piping all around or what? Just asking since i only see circular tubing and nothing for oval
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: jagojon3 on March 27, 2010, 12:46:48 PM
1.75" tubing and crush the end into an oval
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: MCG89 on March 27, 2010, 12:48:10 PM
Thank you very much!!
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: MCG89 on March 27, 2010, 01:11:11 PM
okay. so i measured aftermarket ebay header gaskets and those were they measurements i got. i just measure the ports off the cylinder heads. the ports are 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide. Anyone know what size piping i need now to make them oval? 1.5"???
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: jay on March 27, 2010, 01:57:07 PM
okay. so i measured aftermarket ebay header gaskets and those were they measurements i got. i just measure the ports off the cylinder heads. the ports are 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide. Anyone know what size piping i need now to make them oval? 1.5"???

1.5" sounds about right

you crush a 1.5" pipe and you can easily get 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide

dont forget a pipe with 1.5" inside diameter has an outside diameter of 1.9 inches..

so ittl work just fine
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: Joseph Davis on March 27, 2010, 03:42:04 PM
okay. so i measured aftermarket ebay header gaskets and those were they measurements i got. i just measure the ports off the cylinder heads. the ports are 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide. Anyone know what size piping i need now to make them oval? 1.5"???

1.5" sounds about right

you crush a 1.5" pipe and you can easily get 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide

dont forget a pipe with 1.5" inside diameter has an outside diameter of 1.9 inches..

so ittl work just fine

That's schedule 40 pipe, sure.  He wants headers, so he'll be looking for tube which is usually thinner stuff and sized a little differently (more precisely).
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: ryan89crx on March 27, 2010, 03:56:29 PM
OD stays the same, the thickness affects the ID when it comes to pipe
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: malichite on March 27, 2010, 04:01:52 PM
okay. so i measured aftermarket ebay header gaskets and those were they measurements i got. i just measure the ports off the cylinder heads. the ports are 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide. Anyone know what size piping i need now to make them oval? 1.5"???

1.5" sounds about right

you crush a 1.5" pipe and you can easily get 1.05" tall and 1.7" wide

dont forget a pipe with 1.5" inside diameter has an outside diameter of 1.9 inches..

so ittl work just fine

Yeah,  Listen to this douche bag.  He is a mad tyte JDM fabricator yo!  http://www.realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=12936.0 (http://www.realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=12936.0)

The lack of porn and proper noob post in this thread is equivalent to my lack of motivation to help.  Good bye.
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: Joseph Davis on March 27, 2010, 04:45:00 PM
OD stays the same, the thickness affects the ID when it comes to pipe

Whether straight or bend, tightness of bend, and if the wind is blowing from a south westerly direction on the third tuesday of the month affects the ID of pipe.
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: bigwig on March 27, 2010, 06:28:32 PM
OD stays the same, the thickness affects the ID when it comes to pipe

OD is still retarded.  Schedule 1.5" is 1.9" OD.

Why don't you go buy some 1.5" material and some 1.75" material.  Stick it in a vice and see which one works best?

If you guy your flanges from weirtech, they might be nice enough to open up the CAD file and tell you the total perimeter of the oval.  You can then figure out which piece of material has a similar circumference.

Either will work, but I suggest following Jay's advice.  He is a professional at all things logical.
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: jay on March 27, 2010, 09:31:01 PM
whats with all the hate :(

he said pipe not tube :(
Title: Re: Quick question on piping size for headers
Post by: Corey on April 02, 2010, 02:13:10 AM
1.5" sch10 pipe is actually 1.625 ID.