I want to put pipes on my starion intercooler. Since its basically impossible to weld steel to aluminum, where can I get some aluminum pipe (2" ID)? I don't need an exact name of a place, but what type of place should I look for? Would home depot or Lowes have anything aluminum there? I can't think of anything other than a custom piping type of place that would charge a lot.

I need to go intercooled before it starts warming up around here.

Thanks,
Ryan

 

http://www.burnsstainless.com sells aluminum.

It is expensive. They want $7.76 a foot for it in 2" diameter.

And no, no local home improvement stores carry aluminum piping.

Note that aluminum is not all that easy to weld anyways.

Dustin

 

Oh, and you can braze steel to aluminum. But that is probably not what you want to do.

Dustin

 

I just need some way to move/enlarge the pipes on the intercooler. The end tanks are aluminum, so I'm thinking my only choice is aluminum piping.
Thanks!

 

mandrel u bends from http://www.jcwhitney.com

 

Hehe, JB Weld! Aluminized steel into aluminum.
Starion Intercooler......

 

I may be retarded, but I could only find steel ones at JCWhitney. I have more than enough of those already. I need aluminum.


[Modified by therealciviczc, 1:30 PM 1/17/2002]

 

HELLLLL YEAH MY BROTHA!!!!

How's yours holding up? Mine kept blowing off the Al plates I JB'd over the original intake and outlet so I pinned the plates with screws and JB'd again - holding 10 psi no problem now.

 

No leaks???

I'll try it.

 

I havent had a chance to get the turbo on yet. I decided to go with a bigger turbo. How long did you wait for the JB to dry?