Michael, Swimming pool handrail is most likely 316ss, but .045" is approx 1.2mm = thick and you would want 1.6mm ( .062") for exhaust headers. George (down under) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Silvius=20 Kelly: That is actually very heplfull. On monday I will go to my local = supplier and see if I can lay my hands on some sched 5 or ched 10 SS = ells and see what they look like. I did mock something up with some of = the pool handrail SS pipe I have but not sure about the material as it = is onlly .045 thick wall and I do not know what grade SS it is. Michael ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C8FBB0.68EB3500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bill:

I only used the pool rail as I had the = scraps=20 laying around. It is good enough for a mock up but nto for a real = exahaust. It=20 allowed me to get my shapes and cuts defined for the real thing. = It is=20 only 1&7/8 inch OD as well so it does not match well with the=20 2&1/8 inch holes on the racing beat flange. FWIW the pool rail=20 pieces came off a salt water pool so it may be rated for it as it = has no=20 eveidence of degradadtion from this use. It does seam quite = soft and=20 easy to cut and grind. I'll be ordering some 316 stuff = soon.

Michael in Maine

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George,
Pool handrail = is much=20 more likely to be 303 or 304 ss. 316 is much more expensive and is = normally=20 used only for speciality tubing.
Bill = Jepson

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From: George Lendich <lendich@optusnet.com.au>

Michael,

Swimming pool handrail is most likely = 316ss, but=20 .045" is approx 1.2mm thick and you would want 1.6mm ( .062") for = exhaust=20 headers.

George (down under)

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From:=20 Michael = Silvius=20

Kelly:

That is actually very heplfull. On=20 monday I will go to my local supplier and see if I can lay = my=20 hands on some sched 5 or ched 10 SS ells and see what they look = like. I did=20 mock something up with some of the pool handrail SS pipe I have but = not sure=20 about the material as it is onlly .045 thick wall and I do not = know=20 what grade SS it is.

Michael

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