Question about intercooler piping found on ebay?
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Question about intercooler piping found on ebay?
Hi, I found this intercooler piping on ebay and it looks like a really good deal, might be too good a deal for what it is. I was just curious, it says 18 gauge piping, how thin is that? Too thin? Thanks in advance, sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I figured fabricators would have more experience with the piping and such. 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1
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Re: Question about intercooler piping found on ebay? (CRVRX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRVRX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your main probelm is it rusting on the inside.</TD></TR></TABLE>
it's not really a problem. 10s of thousands of cars have mild steel charge pipes.
it's not really a problem. 10s of thousands of cars have mild steel charge pipes.
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Re: (mrbsponge)
Yeh, I picked it up, looks really nice. The only problem is that they didn't clean out the shavings from drilling the BOV opening, but it's not that big of a deal. Lucky that I noticed it now though before the shavings got sucked into my motor.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mrbsponge »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks fine to me, price is good
just the 2 inch from the turbo is kinda small for me, but may be good for your set up</TD></TR></TABLE>
not that it's ideal, but I have made over 400whp on almost identical 2" piping...and a .48 a/r to boot!
just the 2 inch from the turbo is kinda small for me, but may be good for your set up</TD></TR></TABLE>
not that it's ideal, but I have made over 400whp on almost identical 2" piping...and a .48 a/r to boot!
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Re: (Bailhatch)
I don't see much of an issue. If nothing else, spray a bunch of anti-rust oil (55gal drum at my work) - fogging oil might work good, and douse the upstream section of each pipe. It should work its way downstream, and help prevent rusting.
Even if it did rust internally, I would think it would take while. In a worst-case scenerio, I can't see it taking less than 2-3 years before it started flaking away or falling apart.
Even if it did rust internally, I would think it would take while. In a worst-case scenerio, I can't see it taking less than 2-3 years before it started flaking away or falling apart.
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