I'm considering welding my wastegate flange straight to my turbine housing. I've seen this done and anecdotally at least, successfully. The turbo is a garret and I found out the housings are made of Ni-resist cast iron.
Any tips for making this a lasting, successful weld? I could use a mild steel intermediate pipe to the stainless flange if that would help. I imagine pre-heating the housing would help? How far?
Thanks!
Something like this:

