how much would you pay for intercooler kit with CF pipes?

[toki]

Just trying to get a feeler, how much would pay (or expect to pay) for an intercooler kit with a more or less generic intercooler, 18x12x3 (24x12x3 for those who want larger) or so, 2.5" in and out, but with carbon fiber intercooler pipes?

Thaaanks.

[Jookmasta]

carbon fiber covered intercooler pipes?????? i know my muffler shop said that they start at 220 for intercooler piping. Intercooler prices vary on the net since ur looking for a generic one.

[gabossie]

I would pay the same as I would for some quality welded alluminum piping, as I see no advantage besides looks, which aren't particularly important for my IC pipes when polished alluminum looks damn nice anyway.The head dissipation would probably be worse actually.

[sil80drifter]

Technically CF would be lighter and not let the engine bay heat up the air inside the pipes as much as aluminum, but... the cost of making them custom for any FMIC application... woweeee I wouldn't even wanna think about it. In the thousands, because it's MUCH harder to make and would have to come either as a single piece (no fitting errors, everythign needs to line up perfectly) or a bunch of bends to be held together by silicone fittings (which would negate the weight factor and make it look like poop).So where the hell did you get this CF idea anyway?

sil80

[boke_as_hell]

I think CF would heat sink faster than Aluminum becuase it's thinner, and it's graphite a really good conductor of heat, but it may also act as an insulator...not real sure.

Anyway, if you have access to a vaccuum molding facilityand the IC pipes already or know someone...the material isn't really that expensive, but without the right mold the CF won't have that pimp finish, it'd just be light.

[sil80drifter]

Whichever is the better conductor will heat up faster. Heatsoaking is a process where something is too hot to give off enough heat to cool down. CF would heat up slower than aluminum, but it would also cool down slower.

Seriously no point. Why go through all the trouble? *sigh* rice is rice, what can I say. If it doesn't give a performance benefit, and you are not building a show car, then you better stick with what works best/cheapest.

Otherwise I'll have to put a big bag of rice in front of your car every day, so you'll have to move it before you go anywhere, and it'll remind you that you've lost your ways.

sil80