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tkelly278 04-10-2009 02:28 PM

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That guy has been doing it for a long time like that. I wouldn't trust any plastic for intake piping unless it was post intercooler. You'd wanna do something about the PVC being slick, my PVC boost leak tester works its way off and hits me in the face sometimes. Dont' know if hairspray would be ok for that...

I prefer using junkyard intake hoses. It's a lot cheaper and easier to deal with than PVC even. Just don't use the molded ones, only the type that look like multi-layer radiator hoses, or hard pipes. Walked out with enough to go across the engine bay twice for $5

SlowVrT 04-11-2009 02:00 AM

heavy? are you being serious? if you dont get a thick gauge pipe its not heavy, and you can buy mandrel bends, its not hard

patfraser3 04-11-2009 02:58 PM

i opted for rad hoses, i think there the best thing so far the bend easily and they are made to withstand heat. Thanks guys!

i_heart_my_ef 04-11-2009 04:10 PM

---- with the price of that xspower bullshit just do that mine was like 100 with a good intercooler have a couple friends running it and it actually fit haha

AaronZ34 04-11-2009 08:20 PM


Originally Posted by patfraser3 (Post 1264147)
i opted for rad hoses, i think there the best thing so far the bend easily and they are made to withstand heat. Thanks guys!

Yes, they are the best thing ever. Aluminum is for over-engineered cars that need to last and ----.

91stdhatch 04-12-2009 05:43 PM

shut the ---- up and quit arguing.

Pvc can and has been used with great sucess.

AaronZ34 04-12-2009 05:47 PM

So have nuclear power plants. One or two failures is a very low percentage over the grand scheme of things.

91stdhatch 04-12-2009 05:54 PM

Quit being a little bitch, nuclear power plants are the ----.

AaronZ34 04-12-2009 05:56 PM

No doubt. The Russians loved their's.

91stdhatch 04-12-2009 06:23 PM

Thats why they broke. They can't engineer worth ----. Ever see the episode of top gear where they try to find the best made communist car? They all sucked so bad there wasn't a best.


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