[Z06] Titanium Exhaust Mod

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Mar 16, 2009 | 07:15 PM

#21

catsmasher

Racer

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 263

Likes: 1

From: Huntsville, Alabama

Dude, that Z06 sounds bada$$! The Porche...ehhh, not so much...

Mar 16, 2009 | 07:35 PM

#22

Z0777

Advanced

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 58

Likes: 0

From: Summerville SC

Quote:

Originally Posted by silvzo6

ive had the ti pipe for my exhaust for over a year and cant find anyone to weld for me here....can anyone tell me what the specifics on welding this pipe is? what exactly to you need?

Heres some examples of the supplies you'll need....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Titanium-TIG-Wel...3A1%7C294%3A50

http://cgi.ebay.com/TITANIUM-TUBE-1-...3286.m20.l1116

Once you have the proper supplies, its up to you to call every decent welder in your town till somebody will do it....or maybe you'll get lucky and find a guy who has welded titanium before...like i did

Mar 16, 2009 | 10:34 PM

#23

Milan

Safety Car

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 4,797

Likes: 52

From: Boise

Nice Viper!!

Mar 17, 2009 | 07:35 AM

#24

PA Z06

Thread Starter

Safety Car

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 3,610

Likes: 12

From: Philly Burbs PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milan

Nice Viper!!

Mar 17, 2009 | 07:51 AM

#25

GeorgeZNJ

Race Director

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 14,639

Likes: 39

From: Winston-Salem North Carolina

St. Jude Donor '08-'09

Nando, that sounds badass. Whats your track schedule look like this year? Thunderbolt this weekend

Mar 17, 2009 | 07:55 AM

#26

PA Z06

Thread Starter

Safety Car

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 3,610

Likes: 12

From: Philly Burbs PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeZNJ

Nando, that sounds badass. Whats your track schedule look like this year? Thunderbolt this weekend

I just started to shore up my plans George, Im thinking NJMP in July with NCM, VIR and a couple trips to Summit and Maybe one or two trips to Pocono. I will keep you posted.

Mar 17, 2009 | 07:57 AM

#27

GeorgeZNJ

Race Director

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 14,639

Likes: 39

From: Winston-Salem North Carolina

St. Jude Donor '08-'09

Quote:

Originally Posted by PA Z06

I just started to shore up my plans George, Im thinking NJMP in July with NCM, VIR and a couple trips to Summit and Maybe one or two trips to Pocono. I will keep you posted.

Mar 17, 2009 | 08:30 AM

#28

Novat_99

Drifting

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 1,382

Likes: 0

From: Buckingham PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by PA Z06

Shoot me a PM, because he is not a forum sponser and I dont want to anger the gods.

Sent you a pm also

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

Brett Foote

10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Joe Kucinski

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Michael S. Palmer

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Joe Kucinski

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Joe Kucinski

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Verdad Gallardo

Mar 17, 2009 | 09:25 AM

#29

Hi555

Advanced

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 70

Likes: 1

From: durham nc

From what I've reasearched this is a nice mod but, in my experience, it wasn't exactly inexpensive--the welding that is. I purchased the materials (Ti 1.687 OD x .045 tubing) did all the fabrication of the bypass tubes, cut the holes in my stock pipes and prepped everything. Dropped it all off at the welders, called them this morning and the damages are $170.00 !! I know welding titanium is supposedly an 'art' but I thought this was a little expensive considering all they used was a few rods and some argon gas. Whatever.
I haven't picked the exhaust up yet but if it turned out well and its as good a mod as everyone (thats done it) says it is then I should be happy. I guess, compared to an aftermarket system, this should be a deal since I've got about $ 200.00 total in it. We'll see.

Mar 17, 2009 | 10:15 AM

#30

speedyhawk101

Burning Brakes

Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 939

Likes: 0

From: Clarksville TN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi555

Post some pics of the final product if you can please.

I'm lucky, We have a weld shop where I work and our guys are all certified aerospace welders. Titanium when welded properly is a purdy weld.

Mar 17, 2009 | 07:53 PM

#31

PA Z06

Thread Starter

Safety Car

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 3,610

Likes: 12

From: Philly Burbs PA

I will try to find the picture I took of the 2inch pipe.

Mar 18, 2009 | 09:38 PM

#32

Hi555

Advanced

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 70

Likes: 1

From: durham nc

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedyhawk101

Post some pics of the final product if you can please.

I'm lucky, We have a weld shop where I work and our guys are all certified aerospace welders. Titanium when welded properly is a purdy weld.

Here are a few links to pics of the process which are really no different than any other of the bypass pics I've seen. I wouldn't say these are pretty welds but they will do.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...t/IMG_6149.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...t/IMG_6159.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ststuff014.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ststuff015.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ststuff034.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ststuff016.jpg

The exhaust sounds much better at idle (its crisper, a little louder and you can hear a bit of the stock cams lope) and its wicked at WOT. Big improvement and well worth the trouble and cost IMO

Mar 19, 2009 | 07:19 AM

#33

PA Z06

Thread Starter

Safety Car

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 3,610

Likes: 12

From: Philly Burbs PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi555

Good stuff, any sound clips

Mar 19, 2009 | 09:08 AM

#34

Hi555

Advanced

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 70

Likes: 1

From: durham nc

Quote:

Originally Posted by PA Z06

Good stuff, any sound clips

When I get a chance I'll try and post some but the clips do not really give a true representation of the sound. You can Youtube "Titanium bypass mod" and get some also.

Mar 19, 2009 | 10:09 AM

#35

Robls6

Melting Slicks

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 3,290

Likes: 0

From: Willow Springs IL

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTPZ06

Very cool mod! Ugly welds though...I suppose Titanium is difficult to weld? Thanks for the heads up on where to find the materials!

Ti actually welds pretty nice. Those are just not good examples of how it's done. No offense

Mar 19, 2009 | 10:12 AM

#36

speedyhawk101

Burning Brakes

Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 939

Likes: 0

From: Clarksville TN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robls6

Ti actually welds pretty nice. Those are just not good examples of how it's done. No offense

TI when welded properly is IMO some of the best looking weld I've seen.

Mar 19, 2009 | 09:37 PM

#37

Hi555

Advanced

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 70

Likes: 1

From: durham nc

If you want to see "proper" Ti welds just look at the stock exhaust system. I was told that its very difficult to weld because you need to keep all contact points free of any contaminants and completely purged with Argon.

Mar 19, 2009 | 10:54 PM

#38

Jnape

Burning Brakes

Joined: Mar 2008

Posts: 983

Likes: 36

From: Middle Of Kali CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi555

Hense the eirlier post "roman candle welding" Impurities flyin..... On an exhaust mod like this, no harm and who is looking under their anyway.

Mar 19, 2009 | 11:17 PM

#39

speedyhawk101

Burning Brakes

Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 939

Likes: 0

From: Clarksville TN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi555

You are correct.

Apr 2, 2009 | 12:29 PM

#40

Frans96ss

Le Mans Master

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 7,405

Likes: 353

From: New Castle Del.

St. Jude Donor '09

Sounds good Nando

Reply Share

First
Prev
2 / 5
Next
Last

Forum Jump