Custome Piping

[RCEBNR]

guys im thinking intercoolers here, and im going do buy a hybrid (or similar) core, and want to get custom piping made up which is a copy of the more expensive brands (trust, blitz etc) so remove the need to any major cuts to my front bar...

just wondering what ppl think of this idea and any places to recommend getting the piping done?

james

[Roy]

What car, what bar? Ring around. By the time you pay someone to measure, cut, weld, polish/paint and isntall...the off the shelf kits are cheap.

Unless you do it all yourself and have afriend that can weld, or throw a case of beer to a guy on the side to weld it up after hours...the Jap kits a re quality products at a good price.

[RCEBNR]

true.. just toying with ideas at the moment.. wondering if all the pre-made piping kits u can buy are all silimar to the hybrid/justjap etc?

[Roy]

Dont know. they could be better, could be worse. Even if they look good, doesnt mean they are good. Ppl quute flow figures. Buit coolers are there to cool so they shoudl bloody quote effeciency figures or kws cooling. Sure they need to flow well, but there is no point hacing a cooler that flows well but deosnt cool.

Thats what i have heard about the cheap cooler, flwo well but dont cool well.

Good quality parts are worth the money as they work well and last. They dont have to be Jap, but i doubt a $199 cooler will get good results. But would be interested to see some tests of a cheap cooler.

[TurboX]

Vic at Equiped Auto 11 Victory Rd Airport west Ph. 9330 2001

seem to do a good job.

Also known as: EAS Performance

[dezz]

also, the end tanks on the cross flow kits (arc and blitz LM) are completely different to turn flow kits....they face the other way, and then its a straight pipe off them....not a bent pipe coming out of the end tank ....just letting you know

and some people have paid like $900 for custom piping....+200ish for a cheap core...thats arc,blitz money already...

[Al]

It's the size of the FMIC that dictates the amount of cutting required on the reo and front bar, not the piping.

[RCEBNR]

thanks for all the info guys... im making phone calls now

[RCEBNR]

quickly too.. i have a mates brother who works with carbo fibre, and rekons if i got him a template he could make up carbon fibre pipes...

never seen or heard of this... thoughts?

[Roy]

Le Mans and GT cars use them...imoagine they are goign to be pricey though