Cheap Piping

[sinistaGTR]

I wanna re do my intercooler piping, atm its in mild steel and is a pain where it runs. What do people reccomend, aluminium or stainless, or mild that is rust protected.

Im wondering where is the best place to get cheap piping. (im a tightarse lol)

[SilverECR33]

Everyone has their own preferences, and depends on application. how much psi etc.

I preferr alloy myself. but thats just my opinion.

[sinistaGTR]

be running 20psi max through a gt3040

[wsln33]

I didnt think you could use mild steel for cooler piping as it would rust. When you say rust proof it do you mean rustproofing both the inside and out? If so, how do you rust proof the inside??

[sinistaGTR]

well stock r33 gtst piping is mild steel

[VB-]

rust shouldnt be too big of an issue, but mild is very heavy, i'd use aluminium as its nice and light, dunno how it compares in price to something like stainless though

[Craved]

I didnt think you could use mild steel for cooler piping as it would rust. When you say rust proof it do you mean rustproofing both the inside and out? If so, how do you rust proof the inside??

powder coating the insides is possible, just difficult to get 100% coverage

[H@ME]

i'd go with alloy piping it quick to cool n extremly light weight, i just bought some.

[DECIM8]

Was going to make a new thread but Im curious if anyone would want to fabricate me some cooler piping, I was going to buy a Blitz LM intercooler for my r34 as it directs piping back under the cooler and into stock pipes but my other option is a titeass front mount and pipes.

Can anyone help? Sorry bout the highjack but why waste space..

Oh ill pay too in sydney

[PSI Parts]

It also depends if you want welds or mandrel bends. Alloy is my pick, for both value for money and weight. I use Pulse Racing in Menai to do my custom piping.

[kermit]

i prefer stainless steel to be honest . i think it looks neater and is stronger and takes longer to absorb heat as opposed to aluminium . the stainless bends are heaps neater than ali donuts too .

kermit

[Sambo33]

hey dan, let me know if u come up with a good place to get your piping done, i wanna get mine redone too

[sycorb]

get alumium stainless hold the heat to long

[teazn_r33]

in my opinion stanless is the go easy to work with look great can be shiny can be mashined look or you can paint it and every place has it mandrel is good cause you can buy it at any decent fabricator,zaughst joint

i have doen all of mine in stainless always and when you are putting 20 psi thru it you can clam it down as hard as you want and the hoses wont blow off it would be the same price as ali

[FineLine]

nother vote for ally. polished lobster tails look the schizzle and the weight saving is considerable.