pvc for charge pipe?
10-05-2003, 01:06 AM
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Re: pvc for charge pipe? (goofball123321)
why the heck you want to save a buck or two on your car with all the money spend on it?
dont you hate it when all the ghetto crap trying to do a half-*** job because you want to save yourself some penny?
dont you hate it when all the ghetto crap trying to do a half-*** job because you want to save yourself some penny?
10-05-2003, 06:23 AM
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My personal deal with PVC was great. It doesn't melt ( schuale 40 ), and poisonous gas stuff is BS ( gasonline is poisonous too, as well as propaine, and alcoy ).
With my "hot air" motor, the pvc cement has started to give in in a few places... But I'm thinking if you REALLY gunk them up with PVC cement they will last.
IC piping isn't cheap... $65 for piping and another $50 for clamps and silicone, that's the same amount the starion ICs go for !!! I spent $26 at home depot and had 6ft. of pvc left ( and I had to buy the cement too ).
Its "ok" for a temp deal, but... not for more than a few weeks...
With my "hot air" motor, the pvc cement has started to give in in a few places... But I'm thinking if you REALLY gunk them up with PVC cement they will last.
IC piping isn't cheap... $65 for piping and another $50 for clamps and silicone, that's the same amount the starion ICs go for !!! I spent $26 at home depot and had 6ft. of pvc left ( and I had to buy the cement too ).
Its "ok" for a temp deal, but... not for more than a few weeks...
10-05-2003, 06:56 AM
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Re: (89dxhunchback)
PVC is excellent for temporary charge pipes. I had PVC charge pipes installed "temporarily" on my daily driver for about 4 months while I built my own FMIC and figured out how I wanted to run the expensive mandrel bent pipes.
If your PVC charge pipes begin to leak, then that is the least of your worries because it means that you ran your charge pipes nearly touching (.5" is enough gap to keep the pvc from burning) the exhaust manifold. Here's a neat little experiment: hold a match to a piece of PVC. It doesn't melt, it *burns*.
If your PVC charge pipes begin to leak, then that is the least of your worries because it means that you ran your charge pipes nearly touching (.5" is enough gap to keep the pvc from burning) the exhaust manifold. Here's a neat little experiment: hold a match to a piece of PVC. It doesn't melt, it *burns*.
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10-05-2003, 08:21 PM
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Re: (goofball123321)
I used it temporarily for when i didn't have my Intercooler yet and wanted to get the car running and needed to drive it. I got on it with low boost and didn't have any problems. The only piece i had used it was where the I/C would typically go.
Seemed to work fine and was cheaper than a piece of piping at the hardware store.
Seemed to work fine and was cheaper than a piece of piping at the hardware store.
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