Anyone tried the ball-flange connectors from summitt? I think they are made by flowmaster. Im thinking of getting a set for my f-body.

 

i have 3 bolt flanges, but mine are leaking somewhere

 

Ball and socket worked out great for me. With my Radix, I kept blowing out the gaskets on the 3-bolt flanges I started out with. I tried the soft aluminum ones that are supposed to seal up better, but they ended up melting.

 

how did the aluminum ones work till they melted? where did you get the ball and flange

 

The only ball and flange that i have seen so far is made by flowmaster, and summitt sells them. Ron

 

They stole the idea from a guy in Alabama. I have the original design sitting in a box in the garage. Turbogibbs knows who the guy is and his are a bit nicer.

 

i did the three bolt flanges on mine
works good 4 me
used a lil high heat paint on the welds almost looks like the coating

 

3 bolt flange with copper gaskets here. headers been on for about 1 year and no problems.

 

How many of you guys welded up your y-pipe? I've got all sorts of leaks in mine, considering doing flanges and just welding the joints. I'm using the band clamps, they worked well at first, but they developed leaks after things heat cycled.

 

The copper gaskets are the only things that hold up for me. I tried the aluminum ones (melted) and the composite ones (blew out). The system I built is flanged in three places on each side and I use 3-bolt 3" copper gaskets between all of them.