aluminum vs. stainless charge pipes - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

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.

vader3120 · 09-22-2007, 02:33 PM

i cant remember correctly, ill have to look for it, but for an ideal system i think that for the cold side you are supposed to alum because it will keep the heat out and the colder air in and on the hot side you ms/ss cause it will help disapate heat better. As far as pricing goes i have seen ms/ss as low as 17-22 per bend and al as low as 28 i think.

PoorMans180SX · 09-22-2007, 02:39 PM

Aluminum is lighter. That's why most people use it.

Kouki · 09-22-2007, 07:26 PM

Alum is lighter and will dissapate the heat better than the others.

slw240sx · 09-22-2007, 08:14 PM

i perfer working with aluminum because its easier to cut and work with. its also cheaper then SS depending on suppliers.

vader3120 · 09-22-2007, 08:30 PM

ok so i did get that backwords, and yes it lighter then others

ch1873857 · 09-22-2007, 10:50 PM

im sure with the velocity of the air, the material the pipes are made out of wont matter. the core is for dissapating heat. im using stainless because it looks better, easier to weld, heavy duty, and my price for material is awesome. thanks for the replies

09-12-2007, 10:38 PM	#1
ch1873857 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Andrews Air Force Base Posts: 1,906 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	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.

09-22-2007, 02:33 PM	#2
vader3120 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ok Posts: 31 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i cant remember correctly, ill have to look for it, but for an ideal system i think that for the cold side you are supposed to alum because it will keep the heat out and the colder air in and on the hot side you ms/ss cause it will help disapate heat better. As far as pricing goes i have seen ms/ss as low as 17-22 per bend and al as low as 28 i think. __________________ Another Booste KA

09-22-2007, 02:39 PM	#3
PoorMans180SX Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 5,616 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: PoorMans180SX Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Aluminum is lighter. That's why most people use it. __________________ Build: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=643065 Friends don't let friends buy knock-offs.

09-22-2007, 08:14 PM	#5
slw240sx Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dayton Ohio Age: 44 Posts: 545 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i perfer working with aluminum because its easier to cut and work with. its also cheaper then SS depending on suppliers. __________________ http://www.forcedfabllc.com/

09-22-2007, 08:30 PM	#6
vader3120 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ok Posts: 31 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok so i did get that backwords, and yes it lighter then others __________________ Another Booste KA

09-22-2007, 07:26 PM	#4
Kouki Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nebraska Age: 40 Posts: 727 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Alum is lighter and will dissapate the heat better than the others.

09-22-2007, 10:50 PM	#7
ch1873857 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Andrews Air Force Base Posts: 1,906 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	im sure with the velocity of the air, the material the pipes are made out of wont matter. the core is for dissapating heat. im using stainless because it looks better, easier to weld, heavy duty, and my price for material is awesome. thanks for the replies