Is this feasible?

[Therian]

While I was attempting to remove (kind word) my longtubes from my car, my EGR tube snapped (yay!)...soooooooo

instead of calling countless junkyards or spending $100+ to get one from Ford...or shipped from 50resto, could some kind of hose not be used? Heat issues? It seems like a much more cost effective method to me...someone probably has some experience...

 

[mo_dingo]

While I was attempting to remove (kind word) my longtubes from my car, my EGR tube snapped (yay!)...soooooooo

instead of calling countless junkyards or spending $100+ to get one from Ford...or shipped from 50resto, could some kind of hose not be used? Heat issues? It seems like a much more cost effective method to me...someone probably has some experience...

People have had countless issues with using a tube to extens the egr line. You need a hose that can withstand 600*, and I don't know any that can.

Where did the tube break? It's iron/steel, so you can just have it welded back together. Or have a new one made at a machine shop. All they need is a tube bender.
Scott

 

[Therian]

hmm...I don't think it'd weld back together very nicely...and I'm not sure of any machine shops that wouldn't charge me the same as a new one...Looks like I'll just have to go through the junkyards...bah

 

[99FiveOh]

how about exhaust shops? I have seen some exhaust shops use some kind of high temp hose to connect the smog pump line to the H pipe under the car. Never melted or anything.

 

[Guero]

you can try a high temp hose. if it melts try something else. its only gopnna cost a couple of bucks. thats what i intend to do when i had to put my stock h pipe to pass emissions. cut it and connect it with a rubber hose.

 

[MysteryMachine]

Ford only charges like 50 bucks thats where I got mine

 

[99FiveOh]

Therian, do you have emissions up there?

 

[SWYZ721]

No, but he has....."waterloo, waterloo baby my waterloo!"/abba

 

[OrangeMustangGt]

bring it over, ill weld it up

 

[Therian]

E-testing every 2 years. So I have to find a way to make it work.

 

[parchisi]

I ran into issues with that when doing my 351 swap. I went to this hardware place and they gave me a length of natural gas flexible metal tubing that had female threads on both ends. They couldn't find a size that was metric, so I just had a metal shop cut off the old bung on the EGR and then weld new ones onto the header and EGR. It was a bit involved, but it only cost me 35$ for the parts and metalwork...and it looks pretty good. Hope this helps.

 

[Therian]

I ran into issues with that when doing my 351 swap. I went to this hardware place and they gave me a length of natural gas flexible metal tubing that had female threads on both ends. They couldn't find a size that was metric, so I just had a metal shop cut off the old bung on the EGR and then weld new ones onto the header and EGR. It was a bit involved, but it only cost me 35$ for the parts and metalwork...and it looks pretty good. Hope this helps.

exactly what I was looking for

natural gas metal tubing eh? Think home depot would have anything like that. how long has it been on for, and how's it holding up?

 

[BlackVert]

they are $50 from prestigemustang.com. i called them last week.

i've been investigating because i want to delete my egr. but i don't want to give wazee $20 to have a cap sent to me to plug the header bung.

how aout this ... i send you my tube and you send me yours. i want both of those nuts to plug my header, and have a back up incase the first one comes off or something.

i was thinking about cutting my tube, but now i won't have to, and the tube can go to good use.

email me at [email protected]

 

[mo_dingo]

hmm...I don't think it'd weld back together very nicely...and I'm not sure of any machine shops that wouldn't charge me the same as a new one...Looks like I'll just have to go through the junkyards...bah

Nicely??? What do you mean? Because it's thin tubing? All they have to do is tack it on one side, move to another and tack that side, etc etc until the whole thing is welded. Who cares what it looks line in the end. You can always paint it if it bothers you that much.

If you hand them the damn thing, I can't imagine them charging you anything rediculous.

how about exhaust shops? I have seen some exhaust shops use some kind of high temp hose to connect the smog pump line to the H pipe under the car. Never melted or anything.

That line gets fresh air pumped into it from the smog pump, not exhaust. So it's much much cooler and a silicone hose works fine for that application.


Scott

 

[parchisi]

exactly what I was looking for

natural gas metal tubing eh? Think home depot would have anything like that. how long has it been on for, and how's it holding up?

Not sure whether or not you can get it at Home Depot or Lowes or something, but I'd assume you could find something at a place that specializes in tubing/fittings and/or natural gas installation. Its basically just a length of bare, flexible corrugated stainless steel tubing. My car is not running yet, but I assume that it should last fairly well.