Homemade UIC pipe.....what do you guys think?
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You said that as long as the pipe is mandrel bent that there will be no restiction to air flow. The angle at which the pipe is bent plays a much larger factor than the smoothness of the pipe. What I am saying is that a pipe design similar to what he has that is made by welding several cut pipes that give a total angle of 45 degrees would flow much better than a mandrel bent pipe at 90 degrees.
starscream5000 said:Autozone has blue and red silicone hose kits for 20 bucks. It takes about two kits to get it done right.
Please don't tell people to get these. They are vinal hose, not silicone. They will collapse once the get hot with vac on them. These are not what you want.
The tight bend itself is the restriction. Let's do an experiment, which will flow air through it easier: A 90 degree bend like what this guys setup is, OR, a more gradual 45 dregree bend posioned right where the 3k pipe ends? Inner diameter of the piping isn't the only factor of how well the air will flow through it. The bends have just as much importance. Less restriction, more flow, more power .
Oh, and to answer the question about the autozone hoses, yes, they're for the vacume hoses. Do not use them where heavy duty hoses are suppost to be. Autozone hoses tend to get soft when warmed up, so they can handle extreme vacume pressures off some of the larger hoses.
Put the hoses on you car, then run it around for a while (without boosting) then park it WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING and check the vacume hoses. The one's that colapse in on themselves need to be replaced with a stronger hose. This is what I had to do.
Ninja Edit:: Just read the post above mine... Yeah, I kinda just explained the whole deal with the autozone hoses. I agree that they are poop (that's why I just used them on my crap engine that's gonna be outa the car this winter). I'm looking forward to getting the 65 buck kit off of suprasport.com
.Oh, and to answer the question about the autozone hoses, yes, they're for the vacume hoses. Do not use them where heavy duty hoses are suppost to be. Autozone hoses tend to get soft when warmed up, so they can handle extreme vacume pressures off some of the larger hoses.
Put the hoses on you car, then run it around for a while (without boosting) then park it WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING and check the vacume hoses. The one's that colapse in on themselves need to be replaced with a stronger hose. This is what I had to do
.Ninja Edit:: Just read the post above mine... Yeah, I kinda just explained the whole deal with the autozone hoses
. I agree that they are poop (that's why I just used them on my crap engine that's gonna be outa the car this winter). I'm looking forward to getting the 65 buck kit off of suprasport.com 
yeah whatever, teabagger...noredline said:
metalocalypse is an amazing show, btw. nice avatar!
looks pretty good, I think! Now all you've got to do is extend it down through the snorkel hole and to the intercooler. After all, the fender IC pipe is one of the biggest restrictions in the stock system.
starscream5000 said:Autozone has blue and red silicone hose kits for 20 bucks
thank you guys and by the way the autozone silicone hoses SUCK!!! donkey D*ck they collapsed and they just dont work stay with OEM........i didnt get a chance to log on before i got them so my bad for not reading before buying them i replaced them all and they just sucked i redid them with OEM hoses and it workd alot better as far as the diffrence between the 45-90 degree angle think about bobsled they pick up alot of speed on the 90 degree than the 45 degree the pipe is mandrell bend so is nice and smooth flow, there is a car in 7mpower.com that has the same pipe as mine (90) degree angle and he is pushing over 400-500+hp
90 degree!! 520.8 HP
http://7mpower.com/orian_iglesias/orian_iglesias_02.jpg
90 degree 518hp
http://7mpower.com/trent_johnson/trent_johnson_07.jpg
AWSOME 90 Degree 543HP
http://7mpower.com/manny_akim/manny_akim_06.jpg
another 90degree 488.6HP
http://7mpower.com/alex_odessit/alex_odessit_03.jpg
so ill rest my case.....lol
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Read post #24 . Shit son, take them back if ain't gonna use them. They're only good for the smaller vacume hoses anyways.
BTW I'll take the "donkey d*ck" as a compliment.
. Shit son, take them back if ain't gonna use them. They're only good for the smaller vacume hoses anyways.BTW I'll take the "donkey d*ck" as a compliment
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thank you again and stascream5000 the donkey D*ck comment was in general .....lol dont flatter your self.....lmao
Yaaaay, Homemade UIC pipes are FTW!
Mine's better though J/k.
Here at MDC, we magically work handmade IC pipes just sitting around the shop in 15 minutes!
Jeff
Mine's better though
J/k.Here at MDC, we magically work handmade IC pipes just sitting around the shop in 15 minutes!
Jeff
supra90turbo said:
yeah, I set myself up for the tea bagging comment, and yes Metalocalypse is a great show. It is so incredibly metal.
What do you think you have proven by posting those links? No matter how many people use the same style piping as that doesn't make it right. Its not a theory that less angle flows better...its a fact. However, there can be other packaging restraints which require a less than optimal piping route.
onefstsupra89 said:
I think he proved that the bend isn't such a big deal provided the fact that there are plenty of guys making 500+ whp on this setup.
Is it a bad thing? i think not.
is it optimal? probably not, but it works, and it's better than factory.
optimal is FFI and a side->side IC, but that's not an option for everyone.
can we be civil? you don't like it, don't look at it, and certainly lets not argue about it.
I don't like mkiv n/a wheels, but am I saying anything negative to you? no, sir. not one bit.
it's all personal preference, our cars are our own, and i've got nothing to say considering it's better than the factory setup.
Is it a bad thing? i think not.
is it optimal? probably not, but it works, and it's better than factory.
optimal is FFI and a side->side IC, but that's not an option for everyone.
can we be civil? you don't like it, don't look at it, and certainly lets not argue about it.
I don't like mkiv n/a wheels, but am I saying anything negative to you? no, sir. not one bit.
it's all personal preference, our cars are our own, and i've got nothing to say considering it's better than the factory setup.
The comment I initially made was not in response to onefstsupra...I think he made the best of what he had and agree it is probably better than stock. I was responding to Supradread's comment that there is no restriction in mandrel bent pipes. In regards to people making power with 90 degree bends, I am not doubting that the set-up works better than stock. The reason that I made the comment I did is because I am sure people are going to go out and replicate this. With that in mind it would be a lot more functional to have the pipes bent at the smallest angle possible.
supra90turbo said:
thank you!!!! SUPRA90TURBO you are right if some people dont like it tuff they can "LMB" as far as home made being better than stock i think everyones agrees... so on that note i will post more of my F*king home made PIPING pics once i finish the entire IC pipes,,,,,:biglaugh:
WTF is your problem? Did I say anything to you? NO!!!! I didnt even make a personal attack about the piping, I just stated that his ideas and explanation WASN'T RIGHT! So when I correct someone for posting info that IS JUST PLAIN WRONG...I don't want to hear you bitch me out for it. Is it your job to defend every person that makes incorrect claims? Is it your job to insult my car to prove your point. I wasn't mad before but I sure as F**K am now. The next time I come across someone trying to pass off WRONG information as the truth...I will stop in and agree with them...just to make you happy:3d_frown:
Have a nice day
Have a nice day
supra90turbo said: