Intercooler Hard pipes

[dg-1984]

Yeah I could be interested in this something for the future

 

[RobDon]

I used JB Weld to make beads on the pipes I cut and they have never come off at all, they are rock solid. I looked at HSS for a mandrel bender hire and it is only good for up to 38mm pipes, so no good for IC pipes.

My IC hard pipes are stainless steel, I don't like the alloy ones, after using them before I found they deformed when tightening down clamps and created leaks. SS pipes are not that heavy really and they don't squash when you tighten clamps!

 

[Cupra_R04]

Dont suppose you know where you got the pipes from on ebay rob and what ones do you?. Think im gonna just bite the bullet and try this So far ive found pipe werx but dont know what angles are needed. Reckon i will probably use ss as they are no doubt rated higher pressure aswell

 

[Cupra_R04]

Ok so gonna order pipes from here i reckon:

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Pipe-Werx-Performance-Exhausts__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Question now is just what angles will i need and how many.

Gonna get them cut to lenght and get a bead welded to the pipes. Im sure ill find someone that can do this for me.

Thanks again Mark

 

[adm013]

Hi,

I'm looking at fitting a FMIC to my own car, just wondering what size of cooler people are using, i see a few on ebay but they look pretty small. I see a few people such as Nev and Cupra-R04 are using bigger ones just wondering what sizes they are.....roughly.

Also i see that on the forge website it has 2 sizes of MAP pipe 63mm and 60mm, which one for the LCR.

Cheers

Andy

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I'm using 2.5" 63mm on my LC I tink they use the same on the LCR?

 

[adm013]

Is that for the MAP pipe or the intercooler thickness

cheers

Andy

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Both piping and MAP pipe 2.5" 63mm.

 

[adm013]

......ROUTEING THE PIPES

i started at the cooler, with the 45 degree on both side, followed with the 90 degree and then the 75 degree into the car...........

Cupra-R04, pulled this from Nevs guide on fitting, not sure if its what you looking for.

Andy

Cheers for the reply Adam, what size cooler you using?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

......ROUTEING THE PIPES

i started at the cooler, with the 45 degree on both side, followed with the 90 degree and then the 75 degree into the car...........

Cupra-R04, pulled this from Nevs guide on fitting, not sure if its what you looking for.

Andy

Cheers for the reply Adam, what size cooler you using?

Its approx 77cm long 30cm high and 8cm deep with 3" inlet and outlet, theres a pic of it in my readers ride thread where I was making my water spray last week if you fancy a look.

 

[RobDon]

I got mine from here: http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/jbimotorsport__W0QQ_armrsZ1

I originally had 63mm pipes for both hotside and coldside, but I switched to 57mm hotside and 63mm coldside and it helped reduce lag. Forge and Pro Alloy normally provide 60mm pipes and hoses with their intercooler kits.

I think LCR pipework is 60mm.

 

[Cupra_R04]

So would you sudgest 57mm hot side and 63 cold then rob. Is the charge pipe not 63 mm aswell though and would this not effect power at all?, Also on this topic would i be better replacing the charge pipe with ss as would this not be the equivelant of de-baffling it so better flow?

Mark

 

[RobDon]

All I can tell you is from what I have found on my own particular car, if the hotside LCR pipe is 60mm (which I think it is) then I'd replace it with the equivalent size of un-restricted pipe. It's a weird pipe though, something like 70mm at the turbo end and 60mm at the other, makes no sense IMO.

 

[Talx]

best would be to do the pipes from aluminum

 

[Willie]

best would be to do the pipes from aluminum

I believe this too due to being able to bead this easier and it being lighter, why do you say its better?

 

[Talx]

Well mostly because of heat dissipation obviously aluminum has a far better capability over ss

 

[Willie]

Yup I read that Alu is 3 x better at this than steel

 

[Talx]

I will be installing my front mount intercooler (Spiarco) in about two weeks with my SEM manifold
I will be fabricating the pipes using 6061 aluminum 2.5” hot side 3” cold side with a transition to 3.5” Hemi TB
Both ends will be connected to turbo housing and TB with V-bands I will post the Wright up as soon as I finish it
Setup is intended for 800hp

 

[Cupra_R04]

will be interested to see this. I would have thought that ss would be stronger than alluminium surely

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

will be interested to see this. I would have thought that ss would be stronger than alluminium surely

Yeah ss will be stronger....also heavier and as mentioned it does not have as good heat dissipation as alloy pipe.