Effective intercooler plumbing on a diet!
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Effective intercooler plumbing on a diet!
I had a brainstorm!
I thought about using aluminium piping for an Intercooler, but that is just cost prohibitive in N.Z,so.....
Off to the wreckers and have a good old look around at some OEM nissan macaroni.
Well, I think with the pipe bends made by the guys and gals at nissan I could not only save $$$ but actually save weight too!
How?
If you have seen skyline turbo plumbing, you will infact see that it is made of a thin guage steel (thin wall thickness). Much lighter than exhaust tubing! just a few of these factory pipes can provide 100% of the bends required to zap up a set up!
I thought about using aluminium piping for an Intercooler, but that is just cost prohibitive in N.Z,so.....
Off to the wreckers and have a good old look around at some OEM nissan macaroni.
Well, I think with the pipe bends made by the guys and gals at nissan I could not only save $$$ but actually save weight too!
How?
If you have seen skyline turbo plumbing, you will infact see that it is made of a thin guage steel (thin wall thickness). Much lighter than exhaust tubing! just a few of these factory pipes can provide 100% of the bends required to zap up a set up!
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yeah 50mm is 2"
if you were in tauranga id give you a hand to try it out since i have all the stuff here at home, sadly, just before i installed the turbo on my car(to use the copper) i wrecked my back welding up a turbo manifold
that was about 10 months ago and i havnt really worked on cars since
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if you were in tauranga id give you a hand to try it out since i have all the stuff here at home, sadly, just before i installed the turbo on my car(to use the copper) i wrecked my back welding up a turbo manifold
that was about 10 months ago and i havnt really worked on cars since
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I thank you kindly for your offer.
Back injuries are way too nasty so be sure to not push it!!!
I have opted for steel tubing (I know slydit will have a chuckle about this !) but it is thin walled and my TIG welder will do the job!
Anyone got good ideas on weight reduction for Mx5 s ???
Weight reduction is like horsepower....only it saves gas and not consumes it!!
Back injuries are way too nasty so be sure to not push it!!!
I have opted for steel tubing (I know slydit will have a chuckle about this !) but it is thin walled and my TIG welder will do the job!
Anyone got good ideas on weight reduction for Mx5 s ???
Weight reduction is like horsepower....only it saves gas and not consumes it!!
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Effective intercooler plumbing on a diet!
Weight reduction is a topic of it’s own, and a good one too. I’ll start a new thread.
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[quote="SLYDIT"]chuckle chuckle...
See I knew it!!
Hey I should also mention that I have just about finished the O2 clamp, I have tried to mount the lot onto a pcb to keep it all tidy. I will try every trick in the book to keep it Japanese like in respect to being compact and reliable!
Will send pics to you later!
See I knew it!!
Hey I should also mention that I have just about finished the O2 clamp, I have tried to mount the lot onto a pcb to keep it all tidy. I will try every trick in the book to keep it Japanese like in respect to being compact and reliable!
Will send pics to you later!
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that sonds good.. i did the same thing.. my final version is about 25mmx40mmx25mm. so it tucks in nicely next to my emanage (which is next to the ECU.) I hope you got a good 25 turn pot so you can get that fine adjustment needed....
Let me know if you have any issues with it at all.
Let me know if you have any issues with it at all.
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[quote="SLYDIT"]that sonds good.. i did the same thing.. my final version is about 25mmx40mmx25mm. so it tucks in nicely next to my emanage (which is next to the ECU.) I hope you got a good 25 turn pot so you can get that fine adjustment needed....
can't wait to turn her up to 8 psi and see what happens!
can't wait to turn her up to 8 psi and see what happens!
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