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Jul 11, 2008 | 02:59 PM

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Mangled03gmc

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From: In a van DOWN BY THE RIVER

I picked up my stuff from treadstone performance, stainless on the hot side of IC, CS, aluminum for the TB to the MAF.. Was very satisfied with it

John

Jul 11, 2008 | 03:07 PM

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From: Oakland, OR

I use aluminized steel for my cold sides all the time, mig or tig works fine. I just paint over the welds with some aluminum high temp paint and look great.

Jul 11, 2008 | 03:19 PM

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Bill Reid

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I MIG'd my mild steel charge piping... then it had it HPC coated inside and out. Worked for me

Jul 11, 2008 | 04:59 PM

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I used all 3" 16 ga aluminum from Ebay. What are you doing to it that it is too soft for?

Jul 11, 2008 | 05:18 PM

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I used all 3" 16 ga aluminum from Ebay. What are you doing to it that it is too soft for?

It's just all squishy lol is the only way to explain it

and half the pipes aren't round which sucks

Jul 11, 2008 | 05:56 PM

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WJ MARK

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my aluminum off e-bay has worked great! not a one coupler has come off or leaked. maybe you are over tightening the clamps????

Jul 12, 2008 | 08:41 PM

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It sounds like a bad lot. It obviously is being oval and all, but it was probably improper heat treating. What grade aluminum is it?

Jul 12, 2008 | 08:47 PM

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It sounds like a bad lot. It obviously is being oval and all, but it was probably improper heat treating. What grade aluminum is it?

Chinese

Jul 12, 2008 | 09:08 PM

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Chinese

LOL! Yeah you're probably right. The Chinese crap usually doesn't come with certs.

Jul 14, 2008 | 04:42 PM

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I just used muffler pipes and chopped up 180 deg mandrel bends thoroughly cleaned and painted - mostly cause my old man has a muffler shop and the stuff was all there, but also because i'm a cheap bastard