behind the scene

[frankthewelder]

Hi, I have been a welder/fabricator for thirty years. I have a fully equipped shop, TIG, CNC, tube bending etc. I make pretty much anything for body/chassis, intake exhaust etc. Anyway, I need to start getting my name out there and pulling some work in. We started a "shop" car, doing a 6pt 4130 cage and some new turbo plumbing. I have tons of welding certs, 20 years of auto-cad.

If anyone wants to discuss projects or see some photos drop me a line. If you google my username, the bicycle guy is me also..

stainless fuel lines
headers and intakes
covers, tanks, heat exchangers
cages, arms
thanks for your time..

[AMGalltheway]

Welcome and roughly how much would a custom turbo header and intake be for a 5 cylinder diesel?(1988 190d mercedes benz)

[frankthewelder]

Hi, thanks for your reply, I will scout around a bit and see if I can locate a 5cyl MB. to take a peek at. I will get back to you in a couple of days, F

[AMGalltheway]

cool

[frankthewelder]

Without more research I can tell you that typically, a turbo exhaust mani for 5cyls in .065 wall stainless will run $1600-1800. This is laser cut, surface ground 1/2" flanges, all mandrel bend .065 wall domestic 304 stainless equal length primary tubes, properly swaged and tapered ends, purge welded and leak tested. Extras like external WG and any fittings required beyond the basic stuff ( fittings and holes are pretty cheap though. This is under the assumption that the head flange is a basic flat-cut part/parts. If it needs to be machined for o-rings or whatever would drive the cost up a bit. I can also fab in Inconel Ti or whatever also. Other readers may be interested to know adding or dropping cylinders is about $200.00 per hole and use of aftermarket flanges could drop the price by $200.00.