Intercooler hoses... has anyone done this?
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Has anyone saved money by welding pipes together then just using samco hoses at the ends for the connections to the intercooler etc..? If so do you have pics?

Thanks, Robbie

Edited by Ro8bieg on 30th May, 2008.

got no pics to hand, but yes. I used large cooper piping with bends, it was a cheap way of doing it as we had them.

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Ohh okay, in the intercooler pipes, is it high pressures or just freeflowing air?

both

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its not high pressure under 30 psi in most cases! ............... if you have the time and and skills go for the pipe options

Edited by Ro8bieg on 30th May, 2008.

Heres mine.

Kind of.

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just make sure you try and keep the bends as smooth as possible.

I got one of the local 'custom' exhaust places to bend me some pipes and weld them together.

It wasn't that expensive.


some pics in the link

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=4885

Dave

hello if u have an email address will send u a picture of mine carnt upload pictures daughter has gone away and carnt figger it out myself

But won't the spatter from the weld interfere with smooth airflow?
And obviously the step from pipe to silicone and back does just the same right.

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My welding is shocking and silicone pipes from ebay were quite cheap so it was an easy choice for me.

If you have the skills go for it.

Here's mine... http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=214804&fr=0

Hi,
I've made a very long and twisty inlet manifold from the alloy bends on ebay / Merlin and had them tigged together by the local place



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Here's a good example:

On 14th Apr, 2008 turbominivanman said:
A few pics of my RST i/c install.

The i/c shroud, brackets and pipework are all home made.

The air intake to the i/c is via three holes in the RH side of the bonnet.

The shroud stops the air from escaping into the engine bay as it enters through the bonnet. All of it goes through the i/c to improve its effectiveness.

Hope the pics help.

Richard.

On 8th Aug, 2004 Justin said:
Just finished fitting my intercooler.Fabricated the pipes from some old XJR1200 motorcycle downpipes as they were the perfect inside diameter.
The pictures are of the pipes,the modified plenum pipe and test fit on my spare engine and the final fit on the car itself.Just need to get some jubliee clips tomorrow so I can test it.
There is about 5mm spare inside between the top of the intercooler and the bonnet when it is closed.

Edited by Rob H on 30th May, 2008.

theres mine , the piece over the rocker box is made of about 5 pieces ,and the other one from about 3... i think .

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Hi,
Shouldn't flex at all if you do it right, ie good welds and not getting flexed due to bad fitting...
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Why would you want to use filler? surely a decent weld with good penitration can me flatted off with a sanding disk on a grinder?
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Shane

yup, i'm just lazy :)

Lol, love the honesty Nick.
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lol kk, instead of chopping and welding could I cut 3/4 of the way through the tube then bend it then weld and keep doing this to make a smooth bend?

Hi,
Yup, I've just done the same with my downpipe :) Probably want to cut it nearly all the way through though
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What thickness pipe should I use? Its for a renault 5 IC, ill measure the diameter but what thickness should the walls be?