flexible exhause hose

[robo]

You might regret buying that stuff, we use it as a bodge on older plant and machinery where its impossible to get a new system. Downside is you cant bend it in a small radius and it needs a ton of support or it will fall apart. Its not really up to the job.

Bob

[brainbug007]

Aww gutted, here was me thinking I was onto a winner Guess it's back to trying to weld some mild steel mandrels together :|

[baz-r]

i take it we are on about that sprial formed stuff?

cant see a problem unless you have a cat. as it doesent form a 100% seal could throw up a airleak at the cat test.

if you need flex with a cat use a belows type with the protective woven steel wires over the top
can be found in clamp or weld in types

[brainbug007]

I was considering this stuff http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/F...e_51mm_SSFEX51

[robo]

Thats the rubbish i was on about , minimum bend radius of about a foot ,yum yum. You can use a bicycle wheel as a former.

Bob

[les g]

^^^^^^^^^^^^
as he says
utter junk
only any good if braising/welding into a run of pipe to overcome some small amount of movement/vibration.
but you will be replacing it again and again and again and again,
best to do it right first time in my opinion
cheers les g

[robo]

There was a few years ago a company that made a convoluted stainless exhaust that had the silencer already welded into its length. It came on a roll and you just laid it out under the car and clipped it up. That stuff you could bend really tight bends in, it was a bit like the stainlless flue liner in houses but I cant find a trace of them.

Bob