Big J

Yeah I'll be taking a few pics with the shiney bling bling downpipe under the hood, then it's getting thermo tec wraped.

This is going to look awsome when it gets back from production prototyping:

CspecRun

Looking good J...How far are you from having your car back together and running again??...What about release on the kit??...Gotta question for you as well, or anybody else who has seen the pics on this thread and can tell because I can't...Does your hot piping(from turbo to IC) run UNDERNEATH your radiator and A/C condensor??, cause I've looked all around the front of my car and that's the only place I can see that it could go...I'm really only lacking a wastegate, charge piping(gonna order that from racing solutions on here this Friday) and a wideband 02, and then I should be ready to set it up....Think I'm gonna wait till after my boy is born(that SHOULD be in June, hopefully the 7th, MY BIRTHDAY as well), cause my car CAN'T be down when that happens...

Big J

I should have my car back up and running around the 20th, hopfully I can make it to Alabama to run in Import Faceoff best way to break it in: at the track

Big J

This piping will be available late May early June w/ silicone and t-bolts for around $300+\- from Treadstone. It'll be 10,000x easier than fabbing it up, trust me.

Tom-Guy

Do you like the Treadstone kit's quality? I have a guy asking me about them for his DC chassis Integra, and I have no experience with them.

Econo-Box

+1 got one in a box that im about to use. I was wondering if they are ching chong meow or if they were decent.

CspecRun

I believe Treadstone is a pretty viable company, they have a website Treadstone.com, their stuff looks pretty good. $300 is AWFULLY pricey for that piping kit, though J. I believe it is aluminum piping, which would cause a problem for me since the flange for my bov is made of steel. You can get 2.5" aluminized steel piping(enough for your charge piping) from racing solutions for $40-50 dollars, heck you can get aluminum piping from CXracing w/couplers and clamps for $115. I know that buying the treadstone kit w/ cut down on SOME headache, but is it worth SO much more $$? My IC also has center positioned inlet/outlets too, so I'd still be having to work on making it fit. But I do appreciate the pic, and let us know how your car does once it's through...And I'm REALLY curious to see if Treadstone keeps that kit as affordable as you say they will...I know that's something you have no control over, and I ALSO know how big business works sometimes...

Big J

Absolutly. All the major components are name brand (turbonetics, garret, hks, tial, ect), the Treadstone intercoolers are awsome The IC piping is awsome, the oil feed and drain components are top notch and most of the time steel fittings, the silicone is 3 ply and Treadstone branded, cast manifolds. The T-bolt clamps have the website, the treadstone name, and a phone number etched/stamped into the band. Everything is top notch, and when you look at the prices for what you're getting you can't go wrong.

If you look at the pics of the piping I posted, there are 2 pipes that have welds you can't really see, they were gound down then polished back off, i'm guessing on the one pipe the bends prohibited the polishing equipment from getting to the welds. That's attention to detail. All three pipes on the bottom of the pic are welded.

Tom-Guy

Good to know, thank you.

Big J

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