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ch1873857 · 09-12-2007, 10:38 PM

im looking for some opinions. ive been using 2.5" stainless to make hotpipes, intakes, coldpipes, etc..polishing them up, tig welding them, using almost no couplers. i did a hotpipe for a dsm that was pretty nice. the owner of the car was the owner of the shop and he told me what he wanted. actually turned out really nice. the pipes were beefy. had weight to them, nice thick walls(for charge pipes). shit its exhaust piping and mandrel bends im working with. im wondering if they are any more efficient than aluminum. or less. is it a cost reason why companies use aluminum?

within the next week or two i'll get my precision core and redo my whole setup in stainless and i'll post some pics. ill update the thread then.

09-12-2007, 10:38 PM	#1
ch1873857 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Andrews Air Force Base Posts: 1,906 Trader Rating: (1)	aluminum vs. stainless charge pipes im looking for some opinions. ive been using 2.5" stainless to make hotpipes, intakes, coldpipes, etc..polishing them up, tig welding them, using almost no couplers. i did a hotpipe for a dsm that was pretty nice. the owner of the car was the owner of the shop and he told me what he wanted. actually turned out really nice. the pipes were beefy. had weight to them, nice thick walls(for charge pipes). shit its exhaust piping and mandrel bends im working with. im wondering if they are any more efficient than aluminum. or less. is it a cost reason why companies use aluminum? within the next week or two i'll get my precision core and redo my whole setup in stainless and i'll post some pics. ill update the thread then.