Stock exhaust material
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Stock exhaust material
Stock exhaust material around the primary cats, is it made of steel or stainless steel?
I got to weld a O2 bung for the wideband upstream of the first cat and all the bungs I can find are made of stainless steel
I got to weld a O2 bung for the wideband upstream of the first cat and all the bungs I can find are made of stainless steel
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Put a magnet on the section of pipe where you want to attach the bung. If it sticks it is steel, if does not stick then it is stainless or some other non ferrous metal..
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Indeed they are, in my experience you can tell the difference by the amount of attraction the magnet exhibits, the 401 and 410 normally have less attraction than regular mild steel, it is a rough and ready test at best.
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The pipe around the primary cats seem to be mild steel (strong magnetism)
But it's almost impossible to weld a bung upstream of the cat at least for a sunday welder like me, there's too much uneven bend
I'll just have my wideband in place of the secondary O2 for now
But it's almost impossible to weld a bung upstream of the cat at least for a sunday welder like me, there's too much uneven bend
I'll just have my wideband in place of the secondary O2 for now
