Hey All,
I've ordered S.S. mufflers and I;m getting ready to order a S.S. exhaust system. Can I mig weld the system together? If so what do I need to use, gas and wire to do proper welding? Thanks for your expertise?
Hey All,
I've ordered S.S. mufflers and I;m getting ready to order a S.S. exhaust system. Can I mig weld the system together? If so what do I need to use, gas and wire to do proper welding? Thanks for your expertise?
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Thanks Cnut, It sounds like it can be done, one thing I need to find out is what S.S. the mufflers are. The exhaust system is 409 stainless steel, so hopefully they match.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Yes I know this about the alloys, I was just saying the vendor I bought the mufflers from doesn't list the alloy. The only thing about my question regarding different alloys was because one of the articles you linked to said it was only for 300 series stainless. Thanks for the info though.
Part of the discussion in one of Cnut's links was about what welding gas to use.
This discussion adds a bit more. https://weldingweb.com/showthread.ph...-(16ga-409-SS)
So it looks like you're going to have to get a bottle of tri-gas if you want to do a rust free job. The link above suggests that if you use 75/25 (which is probably what you have for steel), you might as well use steel wire too. It's one thing to buy a 2 lb spool of wire, another to get set up with a new welding gas - for one job. Even if you can rent the bottle for a short time.