- Location
- Sacramento, ca
You gotta post pics of the new box!!
Welders, waterbox....
- Thread starter Vumad
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Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
I gave that base to my friend and remade it 3/4" lower and in black for myself.
That base worked perfect with the westcoast box but my box is bigger and routed better lower.
That base worked perfect with the westcoast box but my box is bigger and routed better lower.
- Location
- Los Gatos, CA
Wow, that is some serious tubing to source 
You're right, welds look OK cosmetically. But as long as they are holding it will get the job done!
You're right, welds look OK cosmetically. But as long as they are holding it will get the job done!
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
Wow, that is some serious tubing to source
You're right, welds look OK cosmetically. But as long as they are holding it will get the job done!
What do you mean by "tubing to source". You mean the big 6" tube? It was no problem. Like $15-20 per foot on amazon or ebay, i forget.
- Location
- Los Gatos, CA
Yes, I meant the 6" tube. I'm surprised it was that easy to find, cool.
Aluminum has very low fatigue life so flat sides cannot be used unless the material is very heavy. Your round box will last a lot longer provided the flat ends are thick enough. I had a thin aluminum gas tank that did the same thing, surprisingly the temporary JB weld and fiberglass repair held while the rest of the seams cracked. The problem wasnt strength but metal fatigue.
- Location
- new jersey
BruceSki
Formerly Motoman25
- Location
- Long Island
Dang dude!
I've sold a batch of raider and venture boxes to the rad dudes for them to cut and weld.
Guess it's all in the guy doing the prep and welding.
I've sold a batch of raider and venture boxes to the rad dudes for them to cut and weld.
Guess it's all in the guy doing the prep and welding.
- Location
- new jersey
Yep that's what a $50 weld gets , trip to rad land for $350
Props to you tho u shipped my box even before payment arrived. + 1 for bruceski
Props to you tho u shipped my box even before payment arrived. + 1 for bruceski
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
Much deeper and throatier than my buddy's westcoast box.
He has a 750 sp with a single 44 and a Coffman pipe, I have a 750 bp with dual 44s and a FPP frakenpipe.
His ski got throatier when he switched to my exhaust outlet.
Just4Fun
First World Problems...
- Location
- Southern Oregon
I might have missed it. What size tube in and out of the box? Did you go with 2"
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
2" ID on everything after the stinger. I have a Superjet chamber presently and that is 1-3/4" or 1-7/8" I forget. I may go back to the 750 chamber which is 2" iirc. I didn't used to want to clearance the hull to use the full 750 limited pipe but I think I'm going to try it out so I can use the correct manifold and mounts.
Just4Fun
First World Problems...
- Location
- Southern Oregon
Got any pics of the outlet you made I'm trying to open up the exhaust on my yami powered X2!
- Location
- Houston/Galveston
There are many factors with a no filler no no, it depends on the thickness of the material, its stressors and uvcorse what code your welding too. Rewelding a crack without excavation is also no good.
Im no expert but only a CWI... I feel that weld failed on the first box because, to thin of material, cheap grade of alumunim, pressure was flexing that box just enough whch allowed the side walls to move enough to start a fatigue crack in the weld. This is why pressure retaining parts work when there are fewer corners that come together like your new waterbox. The round waterbox will hold pressure much better, dome end caps will work even better, but your thicker material upgrade was a good idea since the ends are plate. Im surprised it didnt crack at the toe of the weld.
Everyone fails one time with their R&D, its how we all learn... Good job on making your own parts...
Did the box break on the high pressure side of the baffle or low pressure side? It's very hard to tell from pics if welds had penetration
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
It broke on all the welds. The box design and the thin metal were my fault. The poop quality welds using no filler rod were the fault of the welder.
I made a new box, round in design, twice as thick with a better welder and have had no issues, although I haven't ran the X2 much at all. It did seem to work very well.