Turbo V8

[Greg Hermann]

At 9:55 PM 8/28/01, James Northrup wrote:

You can find 321 SS listed in the SAE Handbook as being an appropriate
material for exhaust manifolds.

It _IS_ in fact what is used for headers in piston engine aero motors.

Greg

> where does one finda reference to 321 ss cars/motors?
>  Greg Hermann <bearbvd at cmn.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> shows you how to fabricate a header on your own...they say it holds up well.
>>>
>>> Gary
>
>Depends only on how long you want them to last.
>
>Properly done 321 SS headers, with proper expansion joints are the _ONLY_
>(tubular) material that will take the temperature that turbo headers will
>see for any long period of time.
>
>The 321 is strong (and stiff) enough at high temps that the lack of joints
>won't hurt it--but will very likely break things that it is attached
>to--like heads and/or turbo housings!
>
>Greg


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