Ok before I start I know this resembles a d & d or a keda but there is some differences mine is no where as quality built as deans this was more of a budget build for me with that being said here is my build
I'll start by showing you the pieces I acquired to make this thing
I used this 1/8 thick s/s panel to make the rings for cans
Louvered cores that I got from dean (thanks dean)
2.5 inch OD bends for exhaust tips
2 inch OD bends for the down tube
3 inch OD pipe for the louvered cores to slide into
2 inch OD pipe for the "Y" pipe
One of the rings I made using a lathe
Welded one of the rings pictured above to one of the louvered cores...first time using a TIG welder in 7 years I'm a little rusty it does get better further into the project but still not that great
This is the ceramic wool I used for packing its rated for 2400 degrees Fahrenheit check out the website I bought it from, it's fairly inexpensive for the cut lengths
www.anvilfire.com/sales/pages/kaowool_index.htm
One core wrapped with the wool tied down with s/s wire
Core inside of the 3 inch ready to be welded permanently
Welded and sanded smooth
I forgot to take pictures of how I cut this but I took the 2 inch pipe and diagonal cut it and put the two halves together and tacked them together and cut the tip off until it became flush with the 2 inch elbow then cut the ends of both pipes to meet up with the muffler cans and tacked together
Again forgot to take pictures of each process but this is the down tube tacked to the "Y" pipe
Different view
Photo of the collar that will slide over the header collector
Couple of fitment pictures
Sanded tip VS raw tip
I sanded the tips to have a brushed stainless look because they were pretty nicked up due to I bought these as scrap pieces from a local shop
All welded up I used some of that 1/8 inch plate to make the center section and the piece for the bottom skid plate/jack plate
Picture of the front mount
Bottom view
Stock VS custom
Got it powder coated with high temp flat black
Chin fairing brackets I got from dean (again thanks dean)
Exhausted mounted
Chin fairing back on
For materials I used 304 stainless for most of everything except all the bends were 316 formed bends not mandrel bends they were more expensive but are better for a flush fit when going pipe to pipe everything was welded with 308 tig rod, all in all I had about 290$ into this as most of the materials I bought were scrap pieces it breaks down like this 100$ for tubing including bends, 60$ for the louvered cores, 90$ for the chin fairing brackets 20$ for using my buddies stuff to make this, 20$ for another one of my buddies to powder coat it so that's my budget stainless steel exhaust if this is what a d&d or a keda sounds like it is awesome I love it and its loud it does need a tune but it does run good right now but I know it needs to be tuned to get full potential I get a very slight stutter at cruising when just holding throttle steady but still very snapping when you twist that throttle I have a video of it and ill get it on here as soon as I can figure out how to put it on here from my phone thanks for checking it out!
I'll start by showing you the pieces I acquired to make this thing
I used this 1/8 thick s/s panel to make the rings for cans
Louvered cores that I got from dean (thanks dean)
2.5 inch OD bends for exhaust tips
2 inch OD bends for the down tube
3 inch OD pipe for the louvered cores to slide into
2 inch OD pipe for the "Y" pipe
One of the rings I made using a lathe
Welded one of the rings pictured above to one of the louvered cores...first time using a TIG welder in 7 years I'm a little rusty it does get better further into the project but still not that great
This is the ceramic wool I used for packing its rated for 2400 degrees Fahrenheit check out the website I bought it from, it's fairly inexpensive for the cut lengths
www.anvilfire.com/sales/pages/kaowool_index.htm
One core wrapped with the wool tied down with s/s wire
Core inside of the 3 inch ready to be welded permanently
Welded and sanded smooth
I forgot to take pictures of how I cut this but I took the 2 inch pipe and diagonal cut it and put the two halves together and tacked them together and cut the tip off until it became flush with the 2 inch elbow then cut the ends of both pipes to meet up with the muffler cans and tacked together
Again forgot to take pictures of each process but this is the down tube tacked to the "Y" pipe
Different view
Photo of the collar that will slide over the header collector
Couple of fitment pictures
Sanded tip VS raw tip
I sanded the tips to have a brushed stainless look because they were pretty nicked up due to I bought these as scrap pieces from a local shop
All welded up I used some of that 1/8 inch plate to make the center section and the piece for the bottom skid plate/jack plate
Picture of the front mount
Bottom view
Stock VS custom
Got it powder coated with high temp flat black
Chin fairing brackets I got from dean (again thanks dean)
Exhausted mounted
Chin fairing back on
For materials I used 304 stainless for most of everything except all the bends were 316 formed bends not mandrel bends they were more expensive but are better for a flush fit when going pipe to pipe everything was welded with 308 tig rod, all in all I had about 290$ into this as most of the materials I bought were scrap pieces it breaks down like this 100$ for tubing including bends, 60$ for the louvered cores, 90$ for the chin fairing brackets 20$ for using my buddies stuff to make this, 20$ for another one of my buddies to powder coat it so that's my budget stainless steel exhaust if this is what a d&d or a keda sounds like it is awesome I love it and its loud it does need a tune but it does run good right now but I know it needs to be tuned to get full potential I get a very slight stutter at cruising when just holding throttle steady but still very snapping when you twist that throttle I have a video of it and ill get it on here as soon as I can figure out how to put it on here from my phone thanks for checking it out!
