what do yall think about this....better than some stuff i've seen....(garden hoses, etc.)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...%3AIT

 

Looks good to me......of course you might have to rebend some - but still looks good.

Can't really go wrong with piping - as long as its the right size.......looks like the piping is very smooth also.

I give it a

 

bump.....gonna buy if i get enough thumbs up

 

not if i buy it first.

 

haha not worried about that...there's a million of them...anyone else hav thoughts?

 

How completely JDM.

 

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I'm sure he doesn't want it because it says JDM

I like it because of the color, smoothness, and the cost.

Of course he'll have to rebend some, and he might not use them all - but I still think its a good deal. I'd get it. I'm painting my intercooler black also.

 

My take is that it's coated, which is going to become chipped/scratched in the process of cutting the stuff up to work.

I don't think it comes with nearly enough bends, or a long enough straight pipe for the upper run into the TB. So, you get to weld pipe midway along that section, so you need to make the joint as seamless as possible, and somehow recoat the pipe so that it looks exactly like the others with no cosmetic fuckage - you were looking at it because it is bling, right?

I'd look at it based on the fair market value of the connectors and clamps - they weren't T-bolts, were they?, so $0.75/per. The piping is, if anything, worth LESS due to the shiny black coating since you have to scrape it off to weld it... or you can cobble a bunch of hose connector joints if that's what you want.

I call bullshit on the seller's flow claims of the pipe. Pffft.

My honest recommendation is to go one of two ways, if you want cosmetics: polished stainless pipe, or powder coat mild steel AFTER you have it configured to fit correctly. OTOH, if you want to spend too much money and end up with a compromised end product... well, that is the definition of JDM, isn't it? Lower QC of JDM parts than the USDM equivalents, something that the asian market consumers have been annoyed about for a couple decades.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J. Davis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My take is that it's coated, which is going to become chipped/scratched in the process of cutting the stuff up to work.

I don't think it comes with nearly enough bends, or a long enough straight pipe for the upper run into the TB. So, you get to weld pipe midway along that section, so you need to make the joint as seamless as possible, and somehow recoat the pipe so that it looks exactly like the others with no cosmetic fuckage - you were looking at it because it is bling, right?

I'd look at it based on the fair market value of the connectors and clamps - they weren't T-bolts, were they?, so $0.75/per. The piping is, if anything, worth LESS due to the shiny black coating since you have to scrape it off to weld it... or you can cobble a bunch of hose connector joints if that's what you want.

I call bullshit on the seller's flow claims of the pipe. Pffft.

My honest recommendation is to go one of two ways, if you want cosmetics: polished stainless pipe, or powder coat mild steel AFTER you have it configured to fit correctly. OTOH, if you want to spend too much money and end up with a compromised end product... well, that is the definition of JDM, isn't it? Lower QC of JDM parts than the USDM equivalents, something that the asian market consumers have been annoyed about for a couple decades.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well said. Didn't think of that at all. That is definately something to think about.

 

Thats hElLajDm.
I agree with it getting scratched in fab process. Id just prob buy diff bends and get them coated aftewards.

 

You guy look into the assautochrome intercooler+piping kit yet? look prety damn good