Is this stock???
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Daron
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Re: Is this stock???
There is plenty of room to do a nice bend. You could always get a 2.5 to 2 inch reducer
and then use a nice tight radious pipe...
RSpengler said:I'm no expert either, and I would tend to agree with you that its not the ideal setup, but the radius of that bend is sooooo tight that its near impossible to get anything larger than 2" bent at 90* in such a short space. And to be completely honest that pipe is worse than it looks. The people I had fabricate it didn't quite understand what I was telling them to do, even though I gave them a diagram with dimensions and everything. I wanted a 2.25" OD pipe to match the inlet on my intercooler, instead they made everything .25" too small. They fabricated it out of 2" and 1.75" where it necks down. The 1.75" neck actually slides down into the turbo, which I am sure is screwing up the efficiency of my turbo because of the change in volute shape. The 2" part slides into the intercooler as well. This is what it should have looked like.
As for the tight 90* elbow affecting flow, I have read the air under pressure behaves much differently than air under vacuum and that tight corners dont tend to have as much of an impact as they would if the air was being sucked in. Air under vacuum is subject to eddies and turbulence that pressurized air doesnt seem to be affected by. However, as you stated, being so close to the turbocharger, I suspect that the air rushing out and slamming directly into a 90* bend may have an adverse affect on the turbochargers efficiency.
-Rob
There is plenty of room to do a nice bend. You could always get a 2.5 to 2 inch reducer
conlyn
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Re: Is this stock???
i think... it's bob gilla?
someone correct me if i'm wrong on the name
but he makes stainless turbo-to-intercooler pipes that work on the stock silver intercoolers
anyone know if they would work for his case?
i have one i'm not using anymore with an HKS flange and SSQV BOV on it i would come off if the interest was there
i think... it's bob gilla?
someone correct me if i'm wrong on the name
but he makes stainless turbo-to-intercooler pipes that work on the stock silver intercoolers
anyone know if they would work for his case?
i have one i'm not using anymore with an HKS flange and SSQV BOV on it i would come off if the interest was there
RSpengler
Ghetto Fab Specialist.
Re: Is this stock???
I've tried using larger bends, and there isn't enough room. You end up with a crooked intercooler clamp that doesnt look good or hold very well at all.
Conlyn, the pipe you are talking about is probably 2" diameter, since it is for the stock intercooler.
-Rob
I've tried using larger bends, and there isn't enough room. You end up with a crooked intercooler clamp that doesnt look good or hold very well at all.
Conlyn, the pipe you are talking about is probably 2" diameter, since it is for the stock intercooler.
-Rob
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Re: Is this stock???
Yeah bob galla orignally made those pipes from my understanding hasn't made them in years.. pm me what you would like for your pipe and bov.. I'll see if I can swing it
conlyn said:
Yeah bob galla orignally made those pipes from my understanding hasn't made them in years.. pm me what you would like for your pipe and bov.. I'll see if I can swing it