Will PVC piping work for charge pipes?
05-06-2002, 02:58 PM
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Will PVC piping work for charge pipes?
I couldn't find any metal piping at the hardware store, but I did find PVC piping and the perfect elbows and joints to make my intercooler piping. Can you use PVC or will the air get too hot and melt it?
05-06-2002, 03:05 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (OKSolSi)
There was an issue about toxic fumes when pvc was heated up. Anyway, the conclusion was NO.
In fact, I'm using a 90 degree elbow at the moment. I have enough poison gas from my exhaust leaks already. blech.
In fact, I'm using a 90 degree elbow at the moment. I have enough poison gas from my exhaust leaks already. blech.
05-06-2002, 03:07 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (Pritos)
I don't know anything about toxic fumes, but I did use a short PVC run between my turbo and my intercooler and after about 2 weeks it was completely melted and deformed.
05-06-2002, 04:27 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (OKSolSi)
there is a place online you can buy piping that is bent and you can kind of make your own IC piping. my computer crashed on me so im on my 2nd comp and i dont have the link for the site on here. post another thread asking where to buy that piping. good luck
05-06-2002, 06:02 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (OKSolSi)
PVC piping turns very brittle when it becomes heated up. Small parts of PVC flake off and enter the motor! That is bad! Stay away from that stuff! There is a reason it is at Home Depot and not at your local performance shop.
05-06-2002, 06:27 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (TurbochargedSER)
http://www.jcwhitney.com sells mandrel bent piping thats what Im going to use....... Summit has it also
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05-06-2002, 07:34 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (Pritos)
There was an issue about toxic fumes when pvc was heated up. Anyway, the conclusion was NO.
In fact, I'm using a 90 degree elbow at the moment. I have enough poison gas from my exhaust leaks already. blech.
In fact, I'm using a 90 degree elbow at the moment. I have enough poison gas from my exhaust leaks already. blech.
05-06-2002, 07:42 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (TrayDay2K1)
http://www.jcwhitney.com sells mandrel bent piping thats what Im going to use....... Summit has it also
05-06-2002, 10:47 PM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (ion_four)
silcone connectors? The only connectors I've seen at HD are those cheapo expanding black rubber ones. They do the job well but dont can't on longevity.
05-07-2002, 12:06 AM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (Pritos)
hmm, my friend has PVC as a temporary solution on his miata... guess I should tell hime to take care of it before he does any extensive driving with it... harmful to life, huh? 
05-07-2002, 12:08 AM
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Re: Will PVC piping work for charge pipes? (csufweed)
BTW, you can also go to a muffler shop and get aluminized steel mandrel bent piping, but stainless steel will probably look better and retain heat better and be slightly lighter due to increased strength. I say JC Whitney... even though their SCC catalogue is full of ricer ****.
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