Joel K
Supporter
Hi everyone,
I’m getting ready to order the tubing for my SLC exhaust setup and see there are generally two thickness tubing that are available. I used 16 gauge stainless for the cooling tubes as was able to do a decent job welding that thickness myself.
Wondering if there is any specific reason to go with 18 vs 16 gauge in the exhaust.
A few reasons I came up with are:
18 gauge is less expensive and lighter,
18 gauge being thinner may be more difficult to weld.
16 gauge is stronger and perhaps last longer
As always, I appreciate everyone’s feedback.
Thanks,
Joel
I’m getting ready to order the tubing for my SLC exhaust setup and see there are generally two thickness tubing that are available. I used 16 gauge stainless for the cooling tubes as was able to do a decent job welding that thickness myself.
Wondering if there is any specific reason to go with 18 vs 16 gauge in the exhaust.
A few reasons I came up with are:
18 gauge is less expensive and lighter,
18 gauge being thinner may be more difficult to weld.
16 gauge is stronger and perhaps last longer
As always, I appreciate everyone’s feedback.
Thanks,
Joel
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