Has anyone really used PVC pipework?
 

In the FAQ, it says you could even use PCV pipes for a real gheto setup. Has anyone really used PVC pipework though? I'd have thought it would melt :o

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its been used and you are a fishbelly ------. get off my homepage.

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---- yeah, old school days

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It was used in the last setup I tuned. Seemed to hold 8psi fine on an rhb5, d16z6.

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wasnt that long ago was it

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Thanks. I think I might give it a shot then. I can get some nice black pvc piping cheap and use some spare samco couplers to keep the inside smooth. Beats spending shed loads (it's not cheap in the uk) for bling bling heatsoaking stainless stuff. :6

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pvc is pressure rated and pressure rated abs (the black stuff) costs more than aluminum per foot

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May as well flaunt the pvc look and get white.
Erich

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abs nukka
i rocked it for a while
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Are you thinking of the same stuff i'm on about? I'm on about the pvc drain pipe and guttering you get in a diy shop. >:D

I like how you've plumbed it with the writing on the top majorahole. :D

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I remember mine being pretty cheap

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stainless and aluminum pipe kits dont cost too much these days, unless you really are a broke ass
http://store.racing-solutions.org/

hell the pipe kits on ebay are running anywhere from 70-100 bucks

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there is dwv and pressure rated pvc, same with abs

dwv = rated for not more than gravity pressure along the length of the pipe.
pvc will blow up if dwv (the paper thin stuff) whereas cellcore will take 30-40 psi before turning into a grenade.
abs is more durable as it's designed to work like pvc only in extreme outside pressure, stress, sunlight, etc.

ill still take pressure rated fittings and pipe before stuff not rated for pressure....

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70-100 bucks :S
Over here in the uk your looking at atleast double that for ebay crap that doesnt even have all the bits you need which is why I'm thinking of alternatives. For a kit from a retail site, its more like 400 bucks plus shipping.

The guttering pipes (UPVC) from hardware stores are like 8 bucks a metre and are 5mm thick which is why I'm wondering if it'll do the trick. From the intercooler to the inlet manifold it sounds like it should be able to cope fine (running 7psi). But from the turbo where it's pretty hot might be a different matter.

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100ºf pvc is rated to around 330psi for 2" (60mm i believe in europe)

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It works.

http://redpepperracing.com/gallery/d/106753-3/abi.jpg

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i've used pvc elbows reliably on a y8 with a .60/.48 that put down 200. Never had any problems

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The purple primer is freakin sweet :6

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I used it 17psi strong

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pvc is rated to 150psi if you use pressure rated fittings.

eat that, semis!

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Thanks for the replies on this guys. 8) It sounds like it's definately worth a shot if it's decent quality drainpipe.

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stup ------- saying drainpipe you dickcrust