i read that for heat soak and all that ss and alum dont matter since air travles through so quickly.

but how much lighter is alum. than ss? is it worth it?

and generally speaking how fast does alum rust before ss starts to?

 

Aluminum doesn't rust, and is considerably lighter than ss.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zgrieger &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Aluminum doesn't rust, and is considerably lighter than ss.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Stainless steel doesn't rust either.

 

cheaper y0...

 

I was just going to say the same thing...I would have to opt for SS as chances are, if someone has a welder layin around, its probably a MIG...But alum is sexy though

 

both will work but if you want a faster car get aluminum. I will make yor ride faster due to the fact that it is lighter and the heat transufer thing.

 

I say save some cash for other parts by going mild steel.

 

mild steel

 

mild steel is easier to work with

 

my lower charge pipe is aluminum. Its amazing how much lighter it is then the stainless steel piping.

One drawback to the aluminum piping would be it isn't as strong as the stainless piping, and you can't tighten down Tbolt clamps too hard on it.

 

Aluminum is roughly 1/3 the weight of stainless. You will likely use 16 gage tubing out of either material, so figure the aluminum pipes will weigh about 1/3 as much.

If you are building the pipes with proper braces and allow for motor movement, you don't need to crank down the clamps to get the pipes to stay on above 30PSI. But he is right, aluminum pipes will crush a little.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ben@importparts.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I say save some cash for other parts by going mild steel.</TD></TR></TABLE>



Personally I used aluminized steel so it wouldn't be as likely to rust. Aluminized steel is still quite a bit cheaper than stainless or aluminum.

 

We use all Alluminum piping , It is much lighter than steel or Stainless steel. It doesn't rust and disapates heat much better than steel, You don't see stainless steel intercoolers or radiaters.
I have yet to see alluminum piping crush with too much clamping , if beaded at the ends it ill hold all the boost you need.

 

i sell mild steel
stianless
and alluminum piping in most all sizes to do all the piping u need in all the mandrel sizes also

 

i used aluminized steel 2.5" piping from jcwhitney for my ic piping. have had it for about 8 months and put a coat of that hammerite stuff on it and i have not had any rust problems. i was looking into ss piping and from what i spent compared to what i would have spent with ss piping, its a huge difference and im not 100% sure but i think that aluminized steel is a tad lgihter than ss pipe.