My ghetto intercooler (pics)

[SloS13]

I've had several requests for this, so here it is:

Here are pics of my Ghetto-Fabrication skills. Its a starion FMIC. I couldnt find a welder in the area that would work with aluminum, so I made my own input/output tubes from aluminum tubing, a dremel and JBWeld. Believe it or not, it held 10psi for over a year.

Fast forward to 3 months ago. JBWeld broke on 1 side, so I fiberglassed it (while it was on the car noless). A couple of fridays ago at the track, the other side broke. Working materials were scarce and only a grocery store was open, so I bought some epoxy, saturated a piece of t-shirt in it, and made my repair. It held vaccum..but it got me home.

T-shirt repairMore T-shirt repairFiberglass holds 12psi no problem

Out with the old....

[Silvia007]

Maybe ghetto but if it held boost for over a year... I respect that. Anyway, is that your new intercooler below? Looks nice, anyway, you're not the only one with black intercooler, I painted mine black.

[Doomed2Walk]

LOL, that's crazy, so what are you planning on doing now?

[SloS13]

Im installing the spearco in the bottom pic

In making the intercooler piping out of Cherokee Indian hair and rubber cement

Edit: and some 480cc injectors

[Charlie240sxt]

Knowing jess i would say quick and EZ and so it will work no madder what it looks like. But with that new core it looks to be headed more to be done the right way.

[silkk]

black intercoolers looks nice

[Drift Machine]

Ohh the new one is pretty.

[Cyberkreig]

Woot!! black intercooler club meeting right here!

[MECPInstaller]

Ahh how useful fiberglass is:) I don't know about you guys but its my "duct tape". Did you use any certain paint for spraying the intercoolers, slo?

[SloS13]

I think it was just some gloss black paint I had laying around (i have a few dozen misc. colored cans). Dont remember any specifics

The Spearco was painted when i got it. A honda owner had it before me. Its flat.

[PantherRacer]

lol like it was on that show....I believe it was the simpsons yes? CHerokee indian hair can be used for anything....specially tampons...eeyech lol.

Props to you on ya skillz ma man. Bey I need to lern ta do dat lol

[Ace 2.0]

thats something i would do. BAD @$$!

[Zydeco]

"cherokee hair" tampons are form south park.

[hannibal]

necessity is the mother of invention...

Damn, you are freakin resourceful.fiberglass, cool.t-shirt soaked in epoxy, genius.cherokee hair and rubber cement,

[wangless]

very nice... love the black ic