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      06-18-2010, 04:00 AM   #1
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ar design, even your great welds suck compared to these!

Friction Stir Welding. If you don't know what it is, its important to watch 5:00 to 5:45 at the minimum.

EDIT: And the title is a joke. This would be entirely unrealistic for downpipes because it leaves a hole in the material and wouldn't weld the flanges or bungs.

Oh, and your music aint' got shit on this!

Here is a reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_stir_welding

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      06-18-2010, 09:05 AM   #2
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I saw this a while ago on technology review. It's meant for the aerospace industry if I'm not mistaken.
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      06-18-2010, 09:12 AM   #3
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That music ROCKS
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Also used on the Ford GT
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      06-18-2010, 11:00 AM   #5
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Cool video, even better music. Is that on iTunes?
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music is aiight..try some Hive for better trip hop
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      06-18-2010, 03:39 PM   #7
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I saw this a while ago on technology review. It's meant for the aerospace industry if I'm not mistaken.
Yep, Aerospace seems to be the most common use. This avoids the downfalls related to melting the metals and then cooling. Sometimes metals aren't treatable after welding traditionally and you can wind up with a brittle or weak seam. This never melts the metal, just softens it up enough through friction to be malleable.
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The bongos go so hard.
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Unngh. Yeah... Doo bonk unngh. So smooth. This music is intense.
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      06-18-2010, 04:46 PM   #10
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Very cool stuff But, we don't do aluminum downpipes....

Although I hear a 4" aluminum cat-back may be in the works....

Any I'll listen to Disturbed any day over that... noise???
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good stuff and dont get me started on the gongs
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Well, now that you mention it....... Few pics from a part I grabbed off the bench today...
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Well, now that you mention it....... Few pics from a part I grabbed off the bench today...
Thats so clean.
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You guys at ar design have some of the best welds in the N54 community.
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Although I hear a 4" aluminum cat-back may be in the works....
Sounds like the sort of thing you'd bolt up to a big single on an N54, right?

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You guys at ar design have some of the best welds in the N54 community.
Some of the best welds in any car enthusiast community, IMO.
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You guys at ar design have some of the best welds in the N54 community.
Thank you!

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Sounds like the sort of thing you'd bolt up to a big single on an N54, right?



Some of the best welds in any car enthusiast community, IMO.
Big single?????
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Big single?????
I think he means converting to a larger single turbo setup and running a 4" exhaust from there. I just wonder if/how much better a single turbo would run on the N54 if someone were to go about doing it.. Super nice welds btw!
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I think he means converting to a larger single turbo setup and running a 4" exhaust from there. I just wonder if/how much better a single turbo would run on the N54 if someone were to go about doing it.. Super nice welds btw!
I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not.
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5 star thread lol
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ya come on now those weld from AR are sweet we are not running ufo's man,,,
I am completly happy with my catless AR downpipes.
Cheers
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ya come on now those weld from AR are sweet we are not running ufo's man,,,
I am completly happy with my catless AR downpipes.
Cheers
Unless you are being sarcastic, which it looks fairly obvious you are serious, then you clearly didn't read my post, lol.
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lol i weld underwater can they do that??
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