There are stainless steel exhaust clamps that work the same way for
automotive and truck use. I am planning on using them on my V8. Many hot
rod supply companies carry them, but a little hard to find with the correct
small od. Expensive, but worth it if you want to dissasemble in the future.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Zambori [mailto:eaz413@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:14 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Exhaust
>
>
> My solution to the pipe clamp woes was to get header
> pipe clamps from a motorcycle shop. These clamps can
> best be described as heavy duty radiator hose clamps.
> But instead of a using a screw that tightens by
> threading into slots in the clamps band, it's set up
> with a solid band of about 9/16" and tightens with a
> bolt and an attached nyloc nut on a swivel. They can
> be set up so the nut and bolt are on the side of the
> pipe with nothing extending belong the pipe itself to
> get caught on speed bumps etc. They exert even
> clamping pressure without creating that one indented
> section of pipe where the ubolt of a regular pipe
> clamp crushes the pipe slightly. This makes removing
> the pipes later a little easier. The clamps come in
> pairs usually and cost me $12 or $13 for the two of
> them. Well worth it.
>
> Eric Zambori
>
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