How it's made: PeakBoost manifold vol.1
Apr 14, 2008, 07:04 PM
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How it's made: PeakBoost manifold vol.1
In this first installment of making a PeakBoost manifold, we'll show the differences in the finish qualities of the manifold materials. Over the last 6 years we have strived to produce the highest quality 100% handcrafted turbo manifold.
In this post we'll give a look at our 3step material preperation(polish
) and the other guys "wire wheel" look.
Our materials are delivered in 10,000pc qty's
:
as you can see, the elbows have a "white coating" and a somewhat rough finish when they arrive.
the 3 stages of preperation:
1-the white coating is removed leaving the rough texture left
2- the rough texture is smoothed leaving a hammered finish
3- the hammered finish is polished to an almost mirror finish. Ready to weld!
as you can see in this picture, not only is the competitors material a dull finish to begin with, the technique used to achieve this finish is just a bench grinder with a wire wheel. These wire wheels not only provide a "satin" finish at best, they also embed oils into the stainless steel. Besides fighting the oils in the welding process, they also tend to discolor the manifold very quickly.
Ken
more to come:
next installment- Hi Tech Welding gas- Liquid Argon
In this post we'll give a look at our 3step material preperation(polish
) and the other guys "wire wheel" look. Our materials are delivered in 10,000pc qty's
: as you can see, the elbows have a "white coating" and a somewhat rough finish when they arrive.
the 3 stages of preperation:
1-the white coating is removed leaving the rough texture left
2- the rough texture is smoothed leaving a hammered finish
3- the hammered finish is polished to an almost mirror finish. Ready to weld!
as you can see in this picture, not only is the competitors material a dull finish to begin with, the technique used to achieve this finish is just a bench grinder with a wire wheel. These wire wheels not only provide a "satin" finish at best, they also embed oils into the stainless steel. Besides fighting the oils in the welding process, they also tend to discolor the manifold very quickly.
Ken
more to come:
next installment- Hi Tech Welding gas- Liquid Argon
Last edited by PeakBoost; Apr 14, 2008 at 07:13 PM. Reason: pic links
the days are busy around here, I'll make sure to put a couple "show and shine" pics tonite. 
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Hes busy welding all of these damn kits you guys are buying from us lol... Im sure he will put more up soon as he gets a break, that guy kills himself 7 days a week to make sure everybody is happy.
Cant beat that..
Cant beat that..
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