# 3 inch exhaust work help

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208 "2009-07-17T06:38:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208/1 "2009-07-17T06:38:35Z")

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whats needed…

a ball socket put into a 3 inch stainless pipe and bolted into my typhoon.

who has this fitting to special bend this shape so it will bolt upto a flanged catback?

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**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208/2 "2009-07-17T07:21:04Z")

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shoot bgblockelcamino a PM, he has an exhaust bender now. Not sure what the capabilities are with the machine.

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**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208/3 "2009-07-17T07:28:42Z")

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thanks  
pming him now

spoke with jeff- bad news  
he doesnt do male to female ball socket 3 inch exhaust

the bender to do a 3 inch male end is not as easy as it should be to find locally.

anyone else-? im thinking anyone that would do diesel exhaust may have a machine to do 3 inch

im thinking now of using jeffs answer to the problem and go v-band

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**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208/4 "2009-07-17T16:23:58Z")

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any pic of what you need? i know audi used some ball socket setups, as did turbo fords. may have something laying around. but even then, it will be 2 1/4 inches.

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**Author:** ![99345hp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/34f0e0/32.png) [@99345hp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99345hp)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208/5 "2009-07-18T18:31:46Z")

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I say to go v-band too. Where I work that is all we use.

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**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-inch-exhaust-work-help/203208/6 "2009-07-18T18:44:10Z")

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only problem i can see from going ball/socket to v-band is you would have to add a flex section.

the flex section is the actual ball/socket connection. as it has the ability to wiggle/rock on the joint. if you make it straight rigid, shit will break. unless you add a flex joint. no big deal, but keep that in mind.