FAQ: Can I use PVC pipe for intercooler piping

[paulr33]

hahaa ghetto cooler pipes, that tops

pvc pipe would probably work ok, you can get prebent bits from most plumbing places

[elbee111]

I'd love to see some mandrel bent pvc piping !!

hehe  

Use the bends and that is exactly what it is eh ! :crazy:

Enjoy

[Birnie]

Use the bends and that is exactly what it is eh !   :crazy:  

Enjoy  

I'm sure all the plumber go via Liverpool Exhaust before they fix a dunny.

..even though I'm taking the piss, I'd love to see this done :Pimp2:

[RB30-POWER]

autospeed.com.au did an article a few weeks back but instead of pvc pipe, they used copper pipe that slips together and you braze/solder it.

apparently before it all went pvc, copper was mainly used and is still available from good plumbing stores.

i was suprised at how cheap the article claimed that the copper pipe was too.

worth checking out.

[PHATR32]

i used a bit of pvc on my old 1.6 turbo tx3 when the cooler hose popped. it melted after a few mins cause it was too close the exhuast manfold. so i assume if you make cooler pipiing out of pvc, youll have to wrap it up to stop it fom being cooked.

steve

[philta]

its can be done but i cant imagine myslef with a bbq gas bottle and a stupid gas pipe with metal tip spitting flames out of it.

if any1 have a safer way, tell me i wouldnt mind trying it out myslef.

on secound thoughts..............i think its too dangerous, ill let nj hurt himslef first b4 i try it out. relise heating it wil making it more brittle, prone to break or strecth, so any high pressure going through wouldnt be too safe.

:S all my support lies in NJ

[MANWHOR3]

I've seen pictures of this done before in a Jap magazine. As it has been mentioned above, it definitely is ghetto style. The japs didn't seem to have much problem with it. Easy to cut, join etc.

[philta]

what did they use to join the pipes??

[Munna]

autospeed.com.au did an article a few weeks back but instead of pvc pipe, they used copper pipe that slips together and you braze/solder it.

apparently before it all went pvc, copper was mainly used and is still available from good plumbing stores.

i was suprised at how cheap the article claimed that the copper pipe was too.

worth checking out.

The hybrid kits come with copper piping

[GTRgeoff]

I gave the electrical piping a look and found it softens and deforms at 98 deg C, which is no good for the sustained high temps in the racecar.

Good concept but just no longevity.

[1598cc]

ghetto: .. my old sir civic 1500$ turbs conversion

[RBCalais]

I saw some PVC intercooler plumbing on a CA18DET S13 Silvia runs 13PSI. He painted it black. It doesnt look bad. To be honest I probably wouldnt have even noticed it if he didnt point it out. Seems to be effective. Although I personally wouldnt do it because I can get SS done relativly cheap cause my mates are boilermakers. I cant see anything wrong with PVC.

[philta]

YO NJ is been like 2 weeks dude, u ok in trying this out or did sumthing go bad?

[MANWHORE]

I've seen that Jap mag too

think of pvc as no different to metal piping. You can connect it using silicon hosing and hose clamps. Or you can use that blue glue stuff and glue the bends on.

[tikki169]

I think the glue is just called PVC weld. It sticks like shit to a blanket.

[PHATR32]

just make sure to use the glue for high pressure piping, they also have pvc glue for low pressure pipiing e.g drains etc which wont hold too well.

steve

[mitchy_]

ya, the high pressure stuff is generally green

i dont think id trust pvc pipe as I/C piping.. the middle is a foamy-like substance, its designed to run on a 2/3 full system, so its never actually full, or under pressure, whereas 'pressure pipe' is designed for a full, pressured system, but at 2-3" isnt alot cheaper than steel, if at all..

ill just buy some s/s pipe from work at wholesale price for mine

[mr 32 4door]

worked fine on my old nissan et turbo? got it of a mate already done,neva had a problem wif it,but make sure u paint it as the cops dont look to kindly on ppl using plumbing things in the engine bay,lol

[miggles]

http://www.jblmk3.com/id1_tests_for_pvc_in...r_hardpipes.htm

if he can use it on his 435hp supra then i guess it can hold up.

[GTRgeoff]

I'd like to see it do 10 laps of a race track. OK for a dyno queen or daily driver where little time on boost is seen, but on a track the heat will have time to soak and then you have a problem.