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Old 05-08-2006, 07:41 PM
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The car is a 92 civic si hatch with a jdm b18c motor with an lsd tranny. Turbo is a garret 48/60 internal wastgate , greeddy inetrcooler with 2" end tank piping I am go to fabricate the ic piping myself. I was wondering what u guys thought for material (I have a mig welder) and also what size piping? The coonectors for the piping will be purchased from home depot what do u guys think?
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I'm curious to know where to get piping from myself. I've read that you should use 2" from turbo to IC and 2.5" from IC to Throttle Body.
Anybody know where to get piping in the North Florida area?
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Old 05-08-2006, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sakpase
I'm curious to know where to get piping from myself. I've read that you should use 2" from turbo to IC and 2.5" from IC to Throttle Body.
Anybody know where to get piping in the North Florida area?
Other way around , when its 2.5" from turbo then 2" into throttle body air is forced in
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I'm running a turbo with the same A/R on a D16Z6 and I have 2" from turbo to intercooler and 2.5" from intercooler to turbo.
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Old 05-08-2006, 08:57 PM
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I'm running a turbo with the same A/R on a D16Z6 and I have 2" from turbo to intercooler and 2.5" from intercooler to turbo.
So your're running boost back into the turbo lol .. You mean from intercooler to intake manifold ?
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Originally Posted by StanB
I'm running a turbo with the same A/R on a D16Z6 and I have 2" from turbo to intercooler and 2.5" from intercooler to turbo.
He's recycling boost................................I like it
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WTF? So what's the proper way? And why?
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Old 05-09-2006, 12:16 AM
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2.5 all the way around...experience learns best.
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Originally Posted by sakpase
He's recycling boost................................I like it

OH ----!! Big mistake . It's 2.5" from intercooler to throttle body.
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2.5 all the way around...experience learns best.
Same here.Never done a kit with anything bigger or smaller.
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