scootz
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:19 PM |
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Is This As Easy As It Looks?
One of the OEM headers on the RS4 engine got squashed, so I cut the offending section out.
I'm not a welder, but to me it looks like a fairly straightforward repair... any opinions before I take it to 'a man'!
PIC HERE
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nib1980
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:23 PM |
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looks simple, unless the system was plasma, or ceramic lined, then there would be a drop in performance, but only marginal.
Don't know Audi engines well enough
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:24 PM |
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stainless?
Looks easy, I'd check the mating surface is flat after welding (lay a steel rule across it) chances are it will distort and need a light skim.
I'd bolt it to the head and then weld it up, mind to plug up the ports first. Definitely best done with a TIG to limit distortion.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:58 PM |
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That's too big a gap to fill with weld. You really need a piece of tube in there
John
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scootz
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 04:09 PM |
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I do hope that was tongue in cheek John 
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mr henderson
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 05:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I do hope that was tongue in cheek John
Basically yes it was. Did you like my deadpan delivery?
John
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scootz
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 05:30 PM |
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It's the way you type 'em!
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Mark G
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 06:02 PM |
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Looks like an ideal location for a turbo if you ask me!
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JohnN
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 06:44 PM |
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The right hand end looks as though it may be a bit inaccessible for a tig weld?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 07:48 PM |
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With the flattened section removed, should be a simple job to reform it, weld it back in with rutile MMA if access if tight
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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