custom i/c piping

[ae86andrewcrew]

im sorry if this has been discussed but i searched to no prevail. i was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to get custom intercooler piping bent for me in the southern california area? i've heard any muffler shop could do it, but i just wanted to see if anyone on here has dealt with a certain place and had good experiences. i live in long beach so around that area would be nice. thanks a lot

[andrave]

muffler shops crushbend when they bend it for you, you need to find a place to weld you one from mandrel bends (or the much rarer option of find a place that does mandrel bends).

[anotherblusi]

is there any place that sell already bent pieces? ie 90, 60, 45 etcc degree bent piping

-Bluefire

[HiPSI]

Originally Posted by anotherblusi

is there any place that sell already bent pieces? ie 90, 60, 45 etcc degree bent piping

-Bluefire

best way to do this is buy prebent mandrel pieces from either:

www.jcwhitney.com (overall the cheapest place for it)
www.burnsstainless.com
www.stahlheaders.com

then cut/piece together your piping and mark which piece needs to be welded to which and the orientation of which it needs to be welded, THEN take it to a muffler shop for welding. it's a whole lot cheaper this way, believe me.

[andrave]

summit racing has the cheapest bends that I have seen...

[ae86andrewcrew]

are you guys talking about the pipes sold under the flowmaster name? would those pipes work for intercoolers?

[andrave]

summit catalog, header, custom header parts, they are there. under the summit name. like 17 bucks or so depending on size, radius, etc.

[ae86andrewcrew]

Originally Posted by andrave

summit catalog, header, custom header parts, they are there. under the summit name. like 17 bucks or so depending on size, radius, etc.

oh..got it. i really appreciate everything guys. ill try to show u guys how everything turns out..... if it ever gets done....

[meme]

Originally Posted by ae86andrewcrew

oh..got it. i really appreciate everything guys. ill try to show u guys how everything turns out..... if it ever gets done....

i got a bunch of bends 3"-2". picking up some more this week if you need any. just let me know the size you need.
these are 16 and 18 gauge pipes.

[ae86andrewcrew]

sounds good. we should talk over emails. my email addy is [email protected]. thanks

[ae86andrewcrew]

Originally Posted by ae86andrewcrew

sounds good. we should talk over emails. my email addy is [email protected]. thanks

does anyone know wat size and type of bend piping i should buy in order to make custom i/c plumbing for a front mount intercooler on an s13 coupe? ill most likely be buying them from MeMe from these forums. i just want to know the radius of the plumbing, wat type of bends would make it a bit easier for me, how much plumbing i need, etc.

[Jeff240sx]

Originally Posted by ae86andrewcrew

does anyone know wat size and type of bend piping i should buy in order to make custom i/c plumbing for a front mount intercooler on an s13 coupe? ill most likely be buying them from MeMe from these forums. i just want to know the radius of the plumbing, wat type of bends would make it a bit easier for me, how much plumbing i need, etc.

For my s14, it's (from the turbo) a 90, 45, 90, Intercooler, 180* U-bend, 90, then like a 130 (part of another 180). FMax sure did an awesome job.
And I shopped around for mandrel bends for my downpipe, and www.roadraceengineering.com was the cheapest. Very strict ordering/credit card policy, but awesome customer service and good prices.
-Jeff

[ae86andrewcrew]

thanks for all the help guys but i have one more question for everyone! i hope you guys see this because i'll be going to roadrace engineering tomorrow and i want to know what type of bends and how much u guys recommend that i pick up! its an 89 240sx coupe and i have an i/c w/ a core size of 24x11x3. any help will be appreciated. thanks! the website is posted in the above post and the bends are under DIY and then mandrel bends. thanks a lot!

[meme]

Originally Posted by ae86andrewcrew

thanks for all the help guys but i have one more question for everyone! i hope you guys see this because i'll be going to roadrace engineering tomorrow and i want to know what type of bends and how much u guys recommend that i pick up! its an 89 240sx coupe and i have an i/c w/ a core size of 24x11x3. any help will be appreciated. thanks! the website is posted in the above post and the bends are under DIY and then mandrel bends. thanks a lot!

i used 3 U-bends for the hot side. two 2" bends to get to the fender, then one 2.5" from the fender to the IC. cold side; i used two U-bends. 2.5" and 3". i cut a hole in the battery tray. if you go with fmax's design you will need another U-bend.

it also helps to have scrape Ubends that were cut up. i went to a muffler shop to have the pipe expanded. 2.5 to 3"

[DudeYourSoOOJDM]

We can do your mandrel intercooler piping.... www.garageworksltd.com

Road race is always very busy, very expensive, and they specialize in DSM's. They know their stuff and are good at what they do, but a friend of mine that was into DSM's had nothing but bad luck with them......they lag.

[Mr. Spool]

what size pipe would you sudjest from the turbo to the throttle body. Right now I have 2in which seems a little to small.