Help: ball and socket flange ?

[FueledSoul]

I'v looked and i can't find a stainless steel ball and socket flange Reducer kit, but i have found some universal 3 bolt flanges with Reducers in stainless. if i where to just use the universal 3 bolt flanges and have tubing expanded for the reducer to couple and bolt to my current headers would that work? I guess what im getting at is, Is there any different between the flange O.D or I.D sizes etc?


There doesn't look like there's a different but maybe someone else might know i don't have any to compare off hand . . .




Reason being im going stainless from the headers back

[skatinjay27]

have you thought about using stainless v-band clamps?

[nedhed]

Is this what you're looking for??

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294851637

[nedhed]

I guess these aren't stainless...

[FueledSoul]

have you thought about using stainless v-band clamps?

eh...

[FueledSoul]

I guess these aren't stainless...

yea. i need a set like this only in stainless

[gkring]

Any muffler shop can make the cone end to fit your ball end headers. I have had them done on various stock setups. Usually I reuse the existing two or three bolt flange from the original, but even that would be easy to make from a piece of stainless. The typical three bolt header flange you show in your examples are to flat with no pronounced cone shape to seal against, so they won't work.

[FueledSoul]

The typical three bolt header flange you show in your examples are to flat with no pronounced cone shape to seal against, so they won't work.

The image on post #6 is the same ones that came with my hedman hedders on post #5

[Tig]

I'd contact BurnsStainless.com they can get you what you're lookin for. Ask for Vince, I believe he's the tech support. Top notch service, amazing quality SS and fast service. Great people to deal with.
Good Luck

[gkring]

The image on post #6 is the same ones that came with my hedman hedders on post #5

Picture in post 6 looks correct, and again any muffler shop can copy. The typical stainless flanges of the type in the first picture in post 1 are the ones I meant were too flat and would not seal against a ball and socket header.

[86Cutlass383SR]

You might give Stainless Works a call. I'd imagine they can do it if you can't find anyone local.

www.stainlessworks.net

[camrat68]

How big is the collector?

These guys might be willing to do custom if it's a 3 1/2".........

https://www.drgas.net/category.php?cid=48&catid=2

Stainless ball flanges are going to be pretty difficult to come by. You can weld mild steel to stainless pretty easily which is what I did with a Pypes x-pipe to a Summit street-rod build it yourself kit. I'm guessing you want to be able to polish the whole exhaust including the ball sockets though.........