second edition

im on k teller right now and i cant figure out if its worth it or not to spend the extra cash and spring for aluminum piping. ive got a guy whos going to weld it and he can do both.also, the greddy kit has aluminum, but i dont know if that matters or not.

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wantboost

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aluminum is lighter and wont corrode/rust... the aluminized steel will do the job but its heavier and after a while will rust unless you paint it or something

0project dc2

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by second edition &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im on k teller right now and i cant figure out if its worth it or not to spend the extra cash and spring for aluminum piping. ive got a guy whos going to weld it and he can do both.also, the greddy kit has aluminum, but i dont know if that matters or not.

if your guy is gonna charge the same $$ to weld aluminum. i'd do aluminum. lighter. transfers heat better. and you can polish it up.
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adseguy

I got the aluminized steel, because I wasn't about to spend the cash on that. I've had no problems with it and love it (I guess)

T4eg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wantboost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> the aluminized steel will do the job but its heavier and after a while will rust unless you paint it or something</TD></TR></TABLE>

still will rust on inside (after time)...i say aluminum all the way

TurboCoop

yeah the aluminized steel rusts on the inside, but not that bad. I painted the outside and it looks fine. Ive had it for like 2 years now too. How much more does aluminum cost anyway, I thought it was pretty expensive? I'd just go with aluminized steel.

the.hamburglar

ok, help me understand. if its rusting on the inside you obviously have a leak that water is getting into. so if you have a water leak then wont you have an air leak? im sure if you have no leaks at all there should be no reason why there would be rust on the inside of your pipes. im debating right now if i should get steel or aluminum pipes. let me know

Redwidow

I went with aluminum 2.5" pretty easy to work with as long as you have some one to tig weld it up and then get it polished for that bling look...I'll post some pics in a bit...









heres mine i made


Modified by Redwidow at 8:11 PM 6/14/2005

Pete_SI

can aluminized steel be welded with a normal mig welder?

PrecisionH23a

I hate welding aluminized steel with a PASSION. Make sure you have a wire brush to remove the aluminized coating. No matter how clean you think it is though, there are always contaminants in it. The gas it releases when welded is also poisonous.

I am a fan of stainless steel. It's lighter than aluminized steel and dissapates heat faster. Aluminum is of course optimal when it comes to weight and heat dissapation.

adseguy

yep

adseguy

disregard

Pete_SI

You have no reason buying aluminized steel if you intend on painting your charge pipes? Stainless steel should be the best bet.

ComputerJLT

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$stainle$$ co$t$ a lot more t han aluminume or zinc coated mild

Mykizism

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hamburgler &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok, help me understand. if its rusting on the inside you obviously have a leak that water is getting into. so if you have a water leak then wont you have an air leak? im sure if you have no leaks at all there should be no reason why there would be rust on the inside of your pipes. im debating right now if i should get steel or aluminum pipes. let me know</TD></TR></TABLE>

rusting on aluminized steel will be caused from the humidity in the air, charge piping is not a closed system fresh air has to be drawn in from some where ie compressor side inlet

mrbsponge

I thought it was galvanized steel that had the poisonous gasses, not aluminized. i see muffler shops using aluminized all the time for most exhuasts because of the lack of rusting.


also i heard that because the aluminum is so thin that it DOESNT disipate heat as fast because it gets soaked by heat transfer and cant get rid of it

just like our tank gun tubes are a certain thickness with a gun tube thermal shroud surrounding it to draw the heat form the tube, the gun tube is about 1.5 inches thick and the shroud is about 6 milimeters, works like a charm