Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum?
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10-07-2003, 11:59 AM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (redintegra_18)
Fabricating aluminum charge pipes are alot more work than steel though...esp if you can't TIG weld aluminum and have to have someone else do it for you. Just something to keep in mind.
10-07-2003, 12:00 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (redintegra_18)
They dont make I/C's out of steel! Well for the most part.
Typically you would want to build piping out of aluminum for the heat dissapating characteristics, If its the intake path.
At least thats what i was under the impression of.
Typically you would want to build piping out of aluminum for the heat dissapating characteristics, If its the intake path.
At least thats what i was under the impression of.
10-07-2003, 12:04 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (untensadude)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by untensadude »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stick weld my IC piping?
tia
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What are you nuts!
tia
</TD></TR></TABLE>What are you nuts!
10-07-2003, 12:07 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (untensadude)
Steel, would be the choice. Having someone MIG weld the pipes would yeild better results though (tubing wall thickness is pretty thin for stick welding).
10-07-2003, 12:15 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (tHIS oNE)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tHIS oNE »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
What are you nuts!</TD></TR></TABLE>
stick welding, sure why not?
I'll be stick welding my exhaust system including downpipe, which is different, I understand. But I figured I'd give the IC piping bend at my throttle body (d16y7) a try. I have a pre-fabbed charge pipe, so it'd just be for experimentation. heck, if it goes well, I may stick weld more of the IC piping.
What are you nuts!</TD></TR></TABLE>
stick welding, sure why not?
I'll be stick welding my exhaust system including downpipe, which is different, I understand. But I figured I'd give the IC piping bend at my throttle body (d16y7) a try. I have a pre-fabbed charge pipe, so it'd just be for experimentation. heck, if it goes well, I may stick weld more of the IC piping.
10-07-2003, 12:18 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (untensadude)
the cooling benefits of aluminum piping is negligible in comparison to steel. if you can afford Al and have easy access to a TIG, then go ahead and get Al, but if you wanna save some bucks, then MIG together some mild steel and paint it if you want.
10-07-2003, 12:20 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (untensadude)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by untensadude »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
stick welding, sure why not?
I'll be stick welding my exhaust system including downpipe, which is different, I understand. But I figured I'd give the IC piping bend at my throttle body (d16y7) a try. I have a pre-fabbed charge pipe, so it'd just be for experimentation. heck, if it goes well, I may stick weld more of the IC piping.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Id definatley swap over to the y8 IM before you do this Maybe that's just my opinion though.
stick welding, sure why not?
I'll be stick welding my exhaust system including downpipe, which is different, I understand. But I figured I'd give the IC piping bend at my throttle body (d16y7) a try. I have a pre-fabbed charge pipe, so it'd just be for experimentation. heck, if it goes well, I may stick weld more of the IC piping.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Id definatley swap over to the y8 IM before you do this Maybe that's just my opinion though.
10-07-2003, 12:34 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (Ricey McRicerton)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricey McRicerton »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Id definatley swap over to the y8 IM before you do this</TD></TR></TABLE>
why do you say that? flow?
Id definatley swap over to the y8 IM before you do this</TD></TR></TABLE>
why do you say that? flow?
10-07-2003, 04:20 PM
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Re: Intercooler piping. Mild steel or aluminum? (eh6turbo)
yeah I've been considering it. maybe I'll try to trade one of intake manifolds I'm selling, for a d16y8 manifold.
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