BLOZ UP Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) I'm making some manifolds and want some type of flange assembly to connect the 1-1/2" SCH10 butt weld pipes to each other, so as to make the left bank, right bank, and collector sections removable. What can/should I use to connect them? The OD is about 1.8" or so. I'd really like to use v-bands, but the smallest I can find is with a 2" ID. The plan was to use a 6-1 collector (I'm aware of its disadvantages), but should I just bite the bullet and do two 3-1 merges before the collector--placing some larger diameter pipe that has existing v-band assemblies inbetween? Would regular old 2-3 bolt flanges be a bad idea? What about just two 2-1 merges and a 4-1 collector (like a 2-1 on two cylinders with 480 degrees of separation)? The image below is the manifold so far. Edited March 21, 2011 by BLOZ UP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 I guess what I really want to know is if there are any flanges which fit that look better than just bolt flanges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Looking for something like these? http://www.spdexhaust.com/CollectorsB.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Not exactly, I already have a collector, but they seem to have 2 bolt flanges in exactly the right size.... Oh well, ugly but it'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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