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DriftEightSix · 12-04-2013, 09:53 PM

It's a prototype and I will change my remark to suit this.

reardrv · 12-04-2013, 09:57 PM

I hand weld allot, on submarines, that's my profession. If I tried to pass that shit off to my supervisor or an inspector they'd pull my qualifications and send me back to remedial training.

reardrv · 12-04-2013, 10:17 PM

Who ever does it could at least do a good job of wire brushing the welds a bit.

husker741 · 12-04-2013, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by reardrv

Not trying to be mean but who is your welder? Those welds look awful.

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Originally Posted by djliquidsteele

Yeah, sorry. Hand welded or not, those welds look like crap. Coming from the cycling world, I see hand welded bikes all the time and the welds always look like a stack of dimes.

Also, anyone else see a crack above the weld in the collector?

I like ft86speedfactory but this could use a little more polishing before you release.

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Originally Posted by DriftEightSix

I wasn't going to say it but since you did I would have to agree

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Originally Posted by reardrv

I hand weld allot, on submarines, that's my profession. If I tried to pass that shit off to my supervisor or an inspector they'd pull my qualifications and send me back to remedial training.

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Originally Posted by reardrv

Who ever does it could at least do a good job of wire brushing the welds a bit.

You all did see that this is the PROTOTYPE version, correct? The welds on my V1 are fantastic and I would imagine its the same welder. Give it some time!

FT-86 SpeedFactory · 12-04-2013, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by djliquidsteele

Yeah, sorry. Hand welded or not, those welds look like crap. Coming from the cycling world, I see hand welded bikes all the time and the welds always look like a stack of dimes.

Also, anyone else see a crack above the weld in the collector?

I like ft86speedfactory but this could use a little more polishing before you release.

This is a prototype, and honestly the welds are just as good as anything else out there for this car. Not sure if you have seen Borla or any others out there? What I think you are referring to as a crack is a line drawn with a sharpie since again this is a prototype. We made some marks for measurements cleaned most off and forgot a couple it looks like.

Thank you for the input though. We'll be taking suggestions into the production versions.

The Racers Line · 12-04-2013, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Turkish

This and performance gains with and without tune. I am a newbie, can you install this type of mod and use stock tune without problems?

A lot of people are running catless headers without a tune. Although not ideal, it is totally fine. This is an even better option because it is catted. You will see power gains and will not get a CEL because the 02 sensor stays in basically the same-as-stock location. So again, tuneless should be no problem. Obviously to see the biggest gains, a tune is required.

Really looks like a solid product! Great work

Fett4Real · 12-04-2013, 10:25 PM

at the smaller side of the collector in the second pic it looks like its cracked....

ichitaka05 · 12-04-2013, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Fett4Real

at the smaller side of the collector in the second pic it looks like its cracked....

Did you read few posts up?

It's sharpie mark

It's still a prototype

reardrv · 12-04-2013, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FT-86 SpeedFactory

This is a prototype, and honestly the welds are just as good as anything else out there for this car. Not sure if you have seen Borla or any others out there? What I think you are referring to as a crack is a line drawn with a sharpie since again this is a prototype. We made some marks for measurements cleaned most off and forgot a couple it looks like.

Thank you for the input though. We'll be taking suggestions into the production versions.

Bora's rolled beads and bouger welds are pretty awful, but come on now. I know it's a prototype, but I wouldn't show that shit to consumers looking to buy your product.

ichitaka05 · 12-04-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by reardrv

Bora's rolled beads and bouger welds are pretty awful, but come on now. I know it's a prototype, but I wouldn't show that shit to consumers looking to buy your product.

So I can ask you to make me an awesome custom header?

reardrv · 12-04-2013, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

So I can ask you to make me an awesome custom header?

Buy the piping, flanges, and pay for the labor. Yes you can.

FT-86 SpeedFactory · 12-04-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

So I can ask you to make me an awesome custom header?

Screw that! I want a submarine!!!

reardrv · 12-04-2013, 10:49 PM

Honestly I'm not saying there design is bad, I wouldn't really know from that aspect. But with welding like that your better of going with JDL, Revworks, or the open flash headers.

ichitaka05 · 12-04-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by reardrv

Buy the piping, flanges, and pay for the labor. Yes you can.

Bro, why you gotta live so damn far! ...well there's a thing called shipping I guess lmao

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Screw that! I want a submarine!!!

I can pitch in few hundred bucks lol

12-04-2013, 09:53 PM	#15
DriftEightSix Pegasus White Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 Location: Brisbane. Posts: 973 Thanks: 646 Thanked 126 Times in 104 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's a prototype and I will change my remark to suit this. __________________ Driving: Pegasus White Manual GTS 86. Last edited by DriftEightSix; 12-04-2013 at 10:29 PM.

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reardrv Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: NH Posts: 109 Thanks: 56 Thanked 40 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I hand weld allot, on submarines, that's my profession. If I tried to pass that shit off to my supervisor or an inspector they'd pull my qualifications and send me back to remedial training.

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reardrv Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: NH Posts: 109 Thanks: 56 Thanked 40 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Who ever does it could at least do a good job of wire brushing the welds a bit.

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reardrv Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: NH Posts: 109 Thanks: 56 Thanked 40 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Honestly I'm not saying there design is bad, I wouldn't really know from that aspect. But with welding like that your better of going with JDL, Revworks, or the open flash headers.

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