IC Piping Question???

[ganma_ca]

So not 100% sure but I am doing a thrown together setup on my ic rather then just buying the right one off eghey. So I was wondering because I'm pretty sure I have to throw some 3"(in diam) pipes into the mix. What I wanted to know is if straight pipes with no LIP will blow off of the couplers if I'm running stock boost even though they have hose clamps???Or should I have an exhaust shop put a bead around the ends to make a lip so the couplers don't pop off??Thanks

[themadscientist]

Have some bead welded on just to be sure. If you wanted to be really baller you could weld a nut on the pipe and have metal straps across the the joints bolted to the nuts. It takes the pulling force off the hoses and they only need to contain the pressure. It's crazy overkill but so what?

[ca18detgabby]

Have some bead welded on just to be sure. If you wanted to be really baller you could weld a nut on the pipe and have metal straps across the the joints bolted to the nuts. It takes the pulling force off the hoses and they only need to contain the pressure. It's crazy overkill but so what?

you could just weld it........ no couplers.......... thats what we are currently fabbing in my bfs garage

[ganma_ca]

"It's crazy overkill but so what?" Well if that's the case I may as well V-Ban the sh*t out of everything and screw rubber couplers lmao, but hey last time I checked V-Bands weren't exactly cheap! I would weld everything together but everything is Aluminuminuminum sooooo no dice as I do not have a tig nor do I know how to use one So I will probably go with my original idear and have the exhaust shop weld some beads on the ends of the pipes I'm adding as they will not be aluminuminuminum:D And probably maybe mild steel or stainless but probably mild. I thought about using some flexible dryer hosing I'm sure all the ridges and light weight craplastic material would hold at least 30 psi:D Sooooo yeah, well thanks peeps for the advice, i'll go c mineke tomorrow!

[ragenasian]

PVC PIPE

[ganma_ca]

Holy criznak batman 3"inch VBand clamps at $39.99 ouch! Although admittidly now I'd only need 2 plus the 4 fittings lolz...

[ganma_ca]

Well I will be using pumping fittings from ****dizpo because they are there, and I don't have to wait... Untill I can go by some 15 ply real connectors:)lol

[themadscientist]

Holy criznak batman 3"inch VBand clamps at $39.99 ouch! Although admittidly now I'd only need 2 plus the 4 fittings lolz...

V band clamps are for amateurs, you need wiggins clamps!

http://www.burnsstainless.com/....html

[ganma_ca]

Yeahhhhhhh and I bet those cost what!??!?!?!??! TMS I'm not planning on racing in the Super GT races here lmao

[themadscientist]

click the link.

One 3" clamp with weld flanges is $208.17

[ganma_ca]

Gahhhhhhh $208?!?!?!? Each!??! Lmao I could pretty much by the complete intercooler setup on ebay for just one of those lol. (Though those would be super bosso/awesomeness!) Over 100 psi and over 400* now that's over kill!

[ganma_ca]

P.S. You should read page 3 of what would you do in my place and do an UPDATE!!!!:D

[themadscientist]

gotta pay to play.

this is what they look like on my friend's RX-7.

He is a very sick, very talented individual.

http://s73.photobucket.com/alb...2.flv

[ganma_ca]

Beautimus! Omg that rotary sounds hot! Nice idle lol:D Car probably runs 9's/10's?

[dhen]

I just have generic exhaust tube piping for mine and it works fine. I may decide to paint it at some point, but it works for me.

http://www.britishv8.org/MG/DarianHenderson.htm

Darian

[ganma_ca]

Did you do anything to the tips at all or did you leave them just straight with no lip?

[dhen]

I didn't do the work, so I can't answer the question. Sorry. It's been working great, though.

Darian

[ragenasian]

I wouldn't leave them as is. I had some cut intercooler piping that I had tightened down pretty good and they managed to come loose when I was running it hard. Nothing like trying to put piping back together on the shoulder of the road and your car has about 3 inches of room underneath the front bumper.

Do it right, it will prevent headaches later.

[ganma_ca]

Yeah very true. I plan on it. I just need something to get me by until I can have a shop finish the rest of the work the proper way:D

[bentvalves]

If anybody has problems with intercooler pipes blowing out p.s. lipped/beaded pipe end or not - brakecleaner and aerosal hairspray is your friend.

[RS12Turbo]

How about t-blolt clamps? I've been using them for years with un-beaded ic pipes, and I've never had a coupler pop off.....knock on wood

[ganma_ca]

Well nice that's good to know:D T-Bolts work wonders

[ca18detgabby]

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...37354

you could use one these and flare your own pipes.

[bentvalves]

thats an expander though, not really for this application.

it would flare the pipes end and the coupler in turn wouldnt fit.

bead roller for tubing, or a bead of weld metal.

or t-bolt clamps, or regular hose clamps with hairspray!

[ganma_ca]

Yeah pretty sure the winner is just going to be a bead around the the pipes:) Hey it's not exactly flared but it's ghetto fabulous and it will work.Until I can do what TMS said lol and get flipping wiggins clamps all baller super gt status lol

[ca18detgabby]

thats an expander though, not really for this application.

it would flare the pipes end and the coupler in turn wouldnt fit.

bead roller for tubing, or a bead of weld metal.

or t-bolt clamps, or regular hose clamps with hairspray!

if you dont crank the shizzal out of it, it will just flare a bit of it....... enough for some meat for the clamp to bite

[ganma_ca]

Ha ha she said meat for the clamp to bite lmao:D JK Gabby we <3 you lolInteresting idea I'd like to see it done first b4 i'd buy it

[ca18detgabby]

Ha ha she said meat for the clamp to bite lmao:D JK Gabby we <3 you lolInteresting idea I'd like to see it done first b4 i'd buy it

boys

yeah we have done it a few times. it adds a nice little lip if you turn he gear slowly. if you do it fast...... it will make a nice big bump.

[ganma_ca]

Again lmao "if you do it fast...... it will make a nice big bump" and then that means you are prego lmao ohhhhh nice setup:)