alumi pro

[Johnathansgalant]

i tried this today - it is braze for aluminum as im gonna fab some piping and it will penetrate and weld pretty good.. for any of u trying to do ur ic piping -- this will hold up fine with aluminum pipes.. ill try to post my first weld... hit it with a hammer and still holding..

[Johnathansgalant]

i used this yesterday and it works great.. if u get good penetration which is hard for a newbie like me it holds very very strong. I welded two brackets and it held for hammer abuse and bent.. i did another intercooler bracket this time and i got some decent but not the best penetration and it held very well.. i was however able to break it by slamming it with a hammer a number of times very hard. I did some steel pipes and didnt get any penetration but i didnt try hard on them.. it held the steel but broke very easy. On aluminum it will hold ic piping as long as u can get penetration which was not hard on stock evo 8 pipes.. this is good for the diy'ers out there.. all u need is a good hand torch and the package alumi-pro which has like 15 rods about 8 or so inches long...

[Stewi]

Do you have any pics of the pipes you did? Im interested to see the finished product, im wondering if the weld can be polished and actually hold the polish like a regular aluminum pipe. This might also be a good kit if your trying to repair a stripped out hole on an aluminum part. You could just fill it with weld and then drill and re-tap it.

[laxinwarrior]

So you did all this without a welder at all just a torch?

[Johnathansgalant]

ill post some pics tonight when i get home.. Keep in mind this is my first attempts -- This seems to be able to be drilled and tapped and is used to repair propellers, weld brackets, and it even has engine uses... I post a pic of the label too.. Ive seen some of the same type of product used to retap blocks and fix threads and such.. They are more expensive i believe... Yea all u need is a torch and wirebrush to clean the aluminum good... U can sand, polish or paint over this

[laxinwarrior]

any updates?

[Johnathansgalant]

i used this to bead some piping and it was ok its holding so far.. I tried to weld but i suck and burnt through some aluminum haha.. i dont have a camera but im trying to find one to take a pic..

[ct96mitsug]

have years of experience in welding, including aluminum, steel, stainless, etc. so if anyone has ANY questions please i would be very happen to answer them. by the way when welding to pipes together, u should bevel both sides (grind the edges to make like a "v" grove) and mig weld with alot of heat. this would be the most adiquate penetration. and if u want to get real technical, try purging some argon into the inside of the pipe before u weld, it will cause the inside to melt flush with the pipe so u dont get burs on the inside resulting in smooth walls.

[Johnathansgalant]

alright i got some pics.. its decent when beveled it as u suggested now it holds nice and good... thanks ...

heres some of the photos but its from a cam fone so bear with me... it bonded pretty hard .... i have been using this to bead my piping and so far so good..

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[darkbane]

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does anyone know the max temperature on this stuff? i'm very interested.

[ct96mitsug]

the aluminum pipe should should be good up to 1100 degrees. as far as the bead goes, that depends on what rod u used and how much u used. but i wouldnt worry about it melting or anything. as long as its not touching the turbo while under full boost lol

[Johnathansgalant]

i believe over or around 800 f for the rods or braze -- aluminum is around what he said.. so far no issues ... i only used it to bead but it works well.. If ur decent enought u can weld ur piping very easily with it..