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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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I just wanted to know if anyone has used pvc piping for boost pipes and actually got away with it?
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Use the search button please? This has been covered 19890889734 times.
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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In short, they can melt and suck ***......Don't be that cheap, it's ok to be cheap, but not that much damnit .

Go to a junkyard and pull out ramdom intake duct pieces from cars, just get a bunch of different bends you could use and create your pipes.

You can use a little piece of metal pipe in the junction with clamps to tie them all together.

Or go to a parts store and grab some radiator hoses with the right bends, cut and clamp together.

This is all ghetto but works a hell of a lot better than PVC.
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...?topic=57547.0

That will be almost as cheap as PVC except it's quality.
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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PVC is really ghetto looking. But to clear a few things up, it does NOT melt and put off these mysterious killer fumes lol. I am proud to say I rocked PVC charge pipes for 2yrs on my very first setup. That ---- was sexy :1
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Why not just go ABS? PVC is white and looks gay, plus I'd be a bit iffy on putting any plastic pipe on my hot side IC piping.

Old Feb 21, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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I used the black stuff, so ABS.
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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one time i used mthing but universal flex radiator hose
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by kwit
I just wanted to know if anyone has used pvc piping for boost pipes and actually got away with it?
someone get this kid a nobel prize, please



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