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Discussion starter · #4,002 ·
I'm still figuring out AC frequency or cleaning action and the pulse frequency settings for the intercooler piping for the best looking beads The other aluminum is easy.
 
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SSG Pate said:
I'm still figuring out AC frequency or cleaning action and the pulse frequency settings for the intercooler piping for the best looking beads The other aluminum is easy.
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I wish I knew how to weld.

My tuner is Dave Guy. When I went to him for my last tune I had so many couplers on my IC set up that he finally felt sorry for me and welded my IC piping eliminating 3/4 of my couplers. I had very thin cheap chrome plated aluminum pipes he cleaned off the chrome and laid a beautiful bead on the pipes. He also bead rolled the pipes where I had to use a coupler.

I don't know where to start to teach my self. Should I just pick up a cheap welder from harbor freight and start burning holes through ****?
 
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jivepepper said:
I wish I knew how to weld.

My tuner is Dave Guy. When I went to him for my last tune I had so many couplers on my IC set up that he finally felt sorry for me and welded my IC piping eliminating 3/4 of my couplers. I had very thin cheap chrome plated aluminum pipes he cleaned off the chrome and laid a beautiful bead on the pipes. He also bead rolled the pipes where I had to use a coupler.

I don't know where to start to teach my self. Should I just pick up a cheap welder from harbor freight and start burning holes through ****?
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I would buy a mid level welder so you know your getting one that works well... if your looking to weld aluminum youll be arounf 1K at minimum to get going wiht a TIG welder. If your looking just to weld steel, ans stainless you can get going for around 500 with a Good MIG welder..
 
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I use a cheap Longevity TIG/stick machine because I got it for free. The machines that I like to call "mid tier" are plenty fine for the average enthusiasts who just wants to do light fab work in their garage. These brands include Longevity, ThermalArc, and Esab. The "top tier" welders are the brands like Hobart, Lincoln, and Miller. The "bottom tier" are the el-crapo **** boxes from Harbor Freight that I wouldn't trust for much more than a boat anchor.

This is what I have.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Longevit...y-Tigweld-200D-200-Amp-TIG-Welder-with-Dual-Voltage-Technology-880366/205219197

I like to weld aluminum with high frequency around 200+. Some people like to pulse it which I don't mind doing either, it just takes longer and I don't have the patience. lol I like to strike up and take off with it.

At work, I use a Miller Dynasty 280 DX but that's a $4,500 machine. Running them on comparable settings and material, the Miller is way smoother than the Longevity but for under $800, the Longevity unit still gets the job done.
 
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SSG Pate said:
I would buy a mid level welder so you know your getting one that works well... if your looking to weld aluminum youll be arounf 1K at minimum to get going wiht a TIG welder. If your looking just to weld steel, ans stainless you can get going for around 500 with a Good MIG welder..
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I built a pretty nice exhaust set up. Right now I'd be happy to get good enough to eliminate some of exhaust clamps and tidy it up and weld on the hangers.

After I became more proficient at the steel and stainless maybe start working with aluminum?

I was helping a friend not to long ago and I was doing ok for a beginner but he knew where to set everything like the wire feed speed and power settings etc.
 
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I built my last turbo setup with a miller syncrowave 250... That thing spoiled me as it was the first TIG welder i ever got a good bit of time with to learn to Tig. Id love to get one of those, but at $7k its out of the budget and i dont have the space for it anyways.
 
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Thomas_W said:
I built my last turbo setup with a miller syncrowave 250... That thing spoiled me as it was the first TIG welder i ever got a good bit of time with to learn to Tig. Id love to get one of those, but at $7k its out of the budget and i dont have the space for it anyways.
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I know idea a welder was so expensive?
 
#4,010 ·
You pay for quality. We have some old Synchrowaves in the fab shop at the nuke plant that have been out there for 30+ years and still welding smooth.
 
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jivepepper said:
I just couldn't imagine quality costs 7k.:serious:

For no more than I want I might spend between $500-750.00
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Oh if i had the money i would definitely buy one, that welder was amazing.

I have looked on craigslist and there are older ones available around $2k, but at the size of a clothes dryer it takes up a bunch of space.

I have been looking at the Everlast PowerTig 200DX at $1300.

PowerTIG 200DX - TIG Welders | Everlast Generators
 
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RDY im not sure how your getting away with a pure Tungsten green rod, It has in bold CAPS in the inverter owners manual DO NOT USE in a inverter machine. Those rods and the infomation you see out there on the internet whenit comes to tungsten recomndations was based off the transformer type TIG machines.


The inverter machines have made them much more affordable. WE have a Linclon at work that was around 6K ive used it many times to weld tubbing and flat stock but never to weld any aluminum. When i made the decision to buy my Alpha TIG I had something to compare it to and on the metal side i cannot tell the difference between the Linclon and the Alpha.. i intend to try the aluminum side next on the Linclon.

I bought a gas lense kit with my TIG and if you look up the differences youll see how much more efficient and more professional the welds look due to better gas shielding.
 
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Discussion starter · #4,015 ·
Converter is on track to be here tomorrow, I got the car in the shop getting some paint.. Im having the converter installed while its in there...I should be back home in time to pick her up and go to the dyno Friday!!
 
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Discussion starter · #4,016 ·
Converter finally made it today, I settled on a billet cover, 3800-4000 Stall triple lockup ETC.






 
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y2k02 said:
Pretty, you must have requested that color?
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I think that is their trade mark color, I sure wouldn't have chosen that color Lol

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I did alot of research this time around because this will be my third converter and i wanted to get it right and not spend any more money on it.

I not sure if your familiar with precision but they have a superb track record, offer a 5 year unconditional warranty and free stall change..

Precision are the ones who actually pioneered the first multi clutch lockup converter on the market if that tells you anything.
 
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WEll there are some other things going on so it will e a few days they are still finishing up some paint work, and ive got the intake at the machine shop having some work done to it Lol...
 
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