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Hi guys, need some IC piping made up for my 32, is steel okay to use? is there any problems with the inside of the pipe rusting and and flakes of rust entering the motor?reason i ask this as im a tight ass and not that interested in using stainless steel (more expensive/altho non corrosive) just for the underbonnet bling factor,ideas on material type?

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Thanks for that guys ^^^ was trying to get a factory (ive removed the aftermarket FMIC and gone back to factory SMIC as its a near stock engine)setup but havnt been able to get the piping even with a WTB ad. .

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try ringing an import wreckers.

and may i ask why you are going back to the stock interheater?... i mean intercooler.

i believe the stock SMIC is the correct size/location for the car(as determined by the nissan engineers who designed it) have rung 1 wrecker in NSW(few good ones have closed in Perth) who wanted a arm and a leg for just the intercooler itself (no piping) im also of the opinion that the FMIC blocks a lot of cooling air that was originally meant for the radiator( and engine) and AC condensor, if i need to upgrade there is aftermarket SMIC units out there. . . the stock SMIC on my 34 doesnt seem to hold it back! :rolleyes: that bloody car will end up costing me my license if i dont keep a close eye on my speedo

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Changing to a side mount intercooler wont stop you ramming the right foot into the ground.. lol.

Doing it now will probly make the front of your car look horrible. The bumper most likely would have had a lot shaved off it to fit the front mount.

And your wrong :P Nissan didnt engineer the right size/location for the intercooler. Its too small, just like the turbo. hehe

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Changing to a side mount intercooler wont stop you ramming the right foot into the ground.. lol.

Doing it now will probly make the front of your car look horrible. The bumper most likely would have had a lot shaved off it to fit the front mount.

And your wrong :P Nissan didnt engineer the right size/location for the intercooler. Its too small, just like the turbo. hehe

damn engineers! all those years of school and study and they cant get a SMIC and turbo sizing correct! AND nissan has the hide to PAY them! :P the bumper reo(got another uncut reo) has been cut to the shithouse on my 32 by a previous owner (highly illegal by the way) to fit the FMIC, hence one of the reasons why ive gotten the SMIC back on it and the turbo has been swapped out to a 25 turbo so no problems there , if i have flow restrictions then the option of an aftermarket SMIC is there

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They got the turbo and cooler right for what they intend the car to be, which is pretty much just a family car. Given that most people are running 50 to 70HP more than stock, I think it's pretty safe to say that Nissan didn't engineer the parts for this (given the turbo's tendancy to fail).

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hahaha yeah. Even with an R34 sidemount on my R33 it used to heatsoak with the stock turbo/boost. Not much fun.

And as to the original question, the stock black intercooler piping is steel, so theres nothing wrong with using that, just paint it well or powedercoat it. I Kept the stock intercooler piping when i put my GT30 on my R33, and welded a small extension on it with steel. No rust or anything inside or out, and its been on there over a year.

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Thats just with a good clean up, sand, bit of primer, and normal VHT gloss paint.

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hahaha yeah. Even with an R34 sidemount on my R33 it used to heatsoak with the stock turbo/boost. Not much fun.

And as to the original question, the stock black intercooler piping is steel, so theres nothing wrong with using that, just paint it well or powedercoat it. I Kept the stock intercooler piping when i put my GT30 on my R33, and welded a small extension on it with steel. No rust or anything inside or out, and its been on there over a year.

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Thats just with a good clean up, sand, bit of primer, and normal VHT gloss paint.

looks like the way to go then, cheap n effective, if it looks like heatsoak might become a problem then its very easy to make a intercooler water spray that is boost activated, picked up a 10 year old issue of ZOOM magazine at a bookshop that has a story that details how to do it

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Only thing is, you want the intercooler wet before you come on boost. Thats why Evos and WRX have brake activated intercooler sprayers.

If your going to go through that setup, then might as well stay FMIC. More efficient, and more effective.

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i see your point :yes: , a brake activated IC spray would be more effective than a boost activated spray, as the car wont ever see a race track where you would be on/off the brakes all the time then this wont work for me

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