Crush bent intercooler piping.

[Angry7M]

I was thinking of doing my intercooler pipinp out of exhaust piping. But Im going to have to go with crush bent piping. mandrel bent piping isnt an option where I live. What do you guys think?

 

[s383mmber1]

No, intercooelr piping is as important as exhaust. Dont short out on intercooler piping!


Crush bends FTL.

 

[AF1JZ]

Jegs.com has mild steel mandrel bent piping for pretty cheap. Like $20 for a 3'' 90 degree with one foot legs on both sides. It'll probably be even cheaper for 2.5''.


But, DON'T use crushed bent piping for intercooler piping. Hell don't use it for anything.

 

[Angry7M]

Ok im going to try to find a mandrel bender here, but i know it aint going to be cheap. Lets say I take all the exhaust piping to shop, about how much will they charge me to mandrel bend the pipes?

 

[crrider80]

Some of you guys swear by using stainless steel as IC piping here or at least half SS and half aluminum. Saying how SS doesn't soak up heat as quickly as aluminum would and how the engine bay temps wouldn't cause the SS to get hot enough. I believe your claims and theories. Now, I'm just wondering why custom intercooler shops use all aluminum piping and why most IC kits out there are all aluminum?
-Steve

 

[TurboWarrior]

Buying proper IC pipes is one of the best investments i made.

They are made not to pop apart if there is a leak and just fit better. No micky mouse bs.

 

[OneJoeZee]

Don't use crush bends.

What kind of IC is it? A vendor here might be able to help get you a kit for your setup with the proper bends.

 

[tte]

I was thinking of doing my intercooler pipinp out of exhaust piping. But Im going to have to go with crush bent piping. mandrel bent piping isnt an option where I live. What do you guys think?

Just order 2.5" aluminum mandrel bend kits from ebay.
You could buy some for $100 or less shipped. The tubes even have the ends bead rolled too.

Worked for my supra.

Cheers,
Roy

 

[supramike7m]

Just order 2.5" aluminum mandrel bend kits from ebay.
You could buy some for $100 or less shipped. The tubes even have the ends bead rolled too.

Worked for my supra.

Cheers,
Roy

thats what i did too. works just as well as brand name stuff. just lots cheaper.

 

[7Mboost]

www.driftmotion.com

Intercooler kits.

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[88targarose]

While I largely support going the proper way with IC piping, in a pinch crush bent is fine. I made nearly 450hp on crush bent piping.

 

[Poodles]

Some of you guys swear by using stainless steel as IC piping here or at least half SS and half aluminum. Saying how SS doesn't soak up heat as quickly as aluminum would and how the engine bay temps wouldn't cause the SS to get hot enough. I believe your claims and theories. Now, I'm just wondering why custom intercooler shops use all aluminum piping and why most IC kits out there are all aluminum?
-Steve

it's far lighter, and easier to bend

ceramic coating the pipes will keep the heat away as well