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Experience with header tubing builds ?

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Hi,

for the GS1100GLZ 1982 I'm looking for 4 individual headers that will match my Marving exhaust. Who has built, from exhaust tubing, his own headers ? Or can someone provide me with a source that already did this build ?

I would like to stick with the 4-2 setup (no connection between header 2 and 3) so the 4 individual header pipes would be identical...

anyone experienced in this kind of work ?
 
Nobody ever had individual headers made (from new tubing) or made his own headers with the separate tubing you can find on the market ?
 
Bending the tubes will require specialist equipment, because the bends are quite sharp. I know of other ppl that build their own exhaust, they will use pre-bent pipes and weld everything together. But you wont create a factory look with that. Im not sure if that will look good on an inline4 engine. Most exhausts like that are made for turbos or V-twins

1 thing is for sure: If you decide to make it yourself/have it custom made for you, use stainless steel.

If you know you have Marving mufflers, are you SURE you cant buy ready made headers? Try ebay Germany, i remember seeing new Marving systems on offer there a while ago.
 
thanks for the info,
regarding the 'buying of pre-made stuff and weld it together'...

any link to a company that sells that kind of stuff 'in our region'...let's say: the Netherlands/Belgium area ?
 
this is getting technical

this is getting technical

Ok, found a company that can bend stainless steel pipes.
For setting up their machine, they require a 'dxf' drawing of the pipe.

Has anyone ever made such a technical drawing of their GS1100L (or matching) headers ?
 
gert du prez said:
Ok, found a company that can bend stainless steel pipes.
For setting up their machine, they require a 'dxf' drawing of the pipe.

Has anyone ever made such a technical drawing of their GS1100L (or matching) headers ?
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Interesting they need a dxf.
In most cases your bends will require 3 dimensions.
Most DXF's are 2D formats that AutoCAD can open and view.

I think you're going a more sophisticated approach that will require modeling time. You can get similar results from purchasing a 4 into 1 header already made for the engine and modifying it.

The collector portion will be your most difficult part.
 
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