I saw an old thread on another site with a link to use of PVC piping for IC. They said it worked great, but the link was dead. I searched in here, but couldn't find anything either. Has anyone tried this or is it been proven to be a bad application?
PVC IC piping?
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sluggo42;1017922 said:
If you have stock ic pipe use it... Pvc will work but umm its about as tacky as you can get.... Exhaust pipe would be better and cost about the same as pvc... but intercooler pipe is not alot more....
Meh. I wouldn't use PVC myself. It has some advantages, for example, post intercooler, it's an excellent heat insulator, so it will prevent heat from the exhaust manifold from getting to your air charge. It's also lighter than aluminium, though I don't really think that the miniscule weight savings is much of an argument.
Will it work? Properly done, certainly it will. That doesn't mean that it's a GOOD solution though.
Will it work? Properly done, certainly it will. That doesn't mean that it's a GOOD solution though.
HommerSimpson;1017926 said:
This. My car has exhaust piping for IC pipes, works fine for me. Even after four or five back to back pulls, the upper pipe isn't too hot to touch. It isn't even really uncomfortable.
the site that has it on is jblmk3's site. I done his mod before in my car and it worked great on my stock ct-26 boosting at around 10psi, but once i upgraded to a full t4 t04e 60trim turbo i was boosting 15psi and practically blew one of those pvc elblows into a million pieces. If you're stock and need some good intercooler pipings these would be for you, but if you're serious about hp then don't do this mod.
When I bought my car it had PVC IC piping. It looked very tacky and had one major flaw. Because its plastic, it would contract under high heat and I would blow the piping off the couplers very often, even with 3ply silicone couplers and t-bolt clamps.
IJ.;1018105 said:
holy smokes doc! 1994? :biglaugh:
ic pipes arent that expensive. i would do this in an emergency and would only be temporary
now i use exhaust pipe pieces from the zone just to get by. i am about to buy some aluminum and bend them myself
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3877
It's all here ..... it's up to you how good it looks you can bevel the edges of the ells too if you want. It does take some work and you have to have a designer mind, fit it all up and go for it. Yeah, don't use it on the lower pipe.
It's all here ..... it's up to you how good it looks you can bevel the edges of the ells too if you want. It does take some work and you have to have a designer mind, fit it all up and go for it. Yeah, don't use it on the lower pipe.
shaeff;1018202 said:
Exactly. Back when that article was written, aftermarket options were rare and expensive. Not so much any more. Doing it right the first time is so easy... why do it twice?