The Wasteland 2011 Edition

[Jap_star]

Te37 SL

[On Edge]

nice

[LTM]

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011/07/07/car-spotlight-gt-gt-willall-racing-s-carbon-clad-r35-gt-r.aspx

[typevu]

Pete will like this one

[Nightcrawler]

Haha our old mate Ted180 .... times like this I wish I had taken up a mod position on HardTuned when offered .... but then again, policing that bunch of rabble would be a challenge

[J - Rad]

Pretty sure now he has a 32R. lol

[SLED]

all the cheap and generic and even some of the jap ones fall into this category. but not all stainless mani's are junk. Mine's made from stainless steam pipe with 3mm wall thickness complete with merge collector and its strong as hell.

no doubt the wall thickness is what's saved you so far Simon.

Unfortunately, even with that sort of thickness, it's probably only a matter of time due to the constant stress on the metal during expansion and contraction (much higher rate of growth than cast).

Another reason why exhaust housings on turbos are all cast as opposed to S/S

[scandyflick]

Exhaust housing on my turbo is stainless.

Investment cast stainless, but stainless nonetheless.

[Martin Donnon]

all the cheap and generic and even some of the jap ones fall into this category. but not all stainless mani's are junk. Mine's made from stainless steam pipe with 3mm wall thickness complete with merge collector and its strong as hell.

It doesnt matter how thick it is, or how strong it is, the stainless turbo exhaust manifold is inferior for very basic reasons.

Stainless has a different material phase diagram that makes it more prone to cracking than an equivalent high nickel content iron. When you see OE manufacturers producing turbocharged engines with 304/316 stainless manifolds then you are onto something....until then....

[Blazk]

Today only.

[scandyflick]

I do fancy a new Stanley socket set.

Might have a wander.

[skwiz]

lash out for some Snap On goodies Dave

[scandyflick]

The only Snap On tool I want is one of those cordless impact drills. And well, they're hugely expensive.

[Matty 31]

The only Snap On tool I want is one of those cordless impact drills. And well, they're hugely expensive.

Nah, they're shit. We've killed nearly all ours at work, batteries dont like being recharged more than a few times

Hilti impact drivers are the way to go

[Tommy Kaira RL]

+1 for Hilti Ive had my cordless drill for 10 years and batteries still going strong.

[heslo]

Yeah Hilti is great gear!

[Nightcrawler]

Unlucky

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8271033

[Tangles]

hence why we in Adelaide clearly require a drag strip; somewhere to take it off the street. Hoon behaviour my arse...

[Madaz]

yeah well done lets put our party on fail book

Police assaulted at Melbourne teen party

[dark.sky]

Unlucky

http://news.ninemsn....aspx?id=8271033

Whats this? A 56 year old charged with hooning? NEVVVVERRRRRRRRRRRRR