PVC is white, CPVC is off white, ABS is black. Just so you know.

 

it has to be rated for higher than 73 degrees, my mommy puts boiling water down the drain, and its hotter than 73 degrees. the plastic doesnt melt.


(i heard the same thing though about the vapors)

 

PVC charge pipes have been proven to work on many setups. Just don't use PVC right off the compressor housing.

 

i've seen pvc on a turbo'd teg. like he says, don't use it comming off the compressor. if you wanna mock up the charge pipes use duct take to hold the steel pipes in place after you cut them.

 

I used APC the thick black piping. Went from the compressor to the intake, I even used crappy rubber couplers. It worked, not really well though, because when the compressor got hot the rubber couplers would give. I ended bringing my setup to a guy to do proper piping, you should of seen his face when he saw my setup. Serously, APC with good silicone couplers will work very well.

 

do any of you guys know the rating that should be used the ones i have are sch40 i think they make a sch80 but im not sure

 

are you sure pvc isn't rated at 73 celcius? because it's hotter than 73 degrees most of the year over here pvc doesn't melt when I carry it out of the store into the hot sun. 73*C=164*F 164 should be alright.

 

kyle thats what i was thinking but it says sch 40 pvc 370psi @73*F its the white pipe im not sure what the black is rated at tho

 

Thats what temp its rated at. Not it's melting point. Pvc is used only for drains. Hot water comes in through copper pipes. And I would guess that it is rated at 300psi because it carries alot of weight. Just to let you know we used a pvc bend right off of the compressor and it just gets real soft and gets smashed by the hose clamp then it pops off every 2 miles. then it eventually get so small that it won't go back on.

 

I have ran black ABS pipe for 6 months on my car.

I did not use it in the engine bay. Just in the bumper for the intercooler. I got some aluminum sections from the junkyard for that. I had one peice under the hood(right off the compessor) and only about 6". It deformed, but didn't even come close to melting.

It isn't the greatest ---- to run, but I was in a bind.