intercooler piping

[StrokerIH]

well i just picked up a 6.0 intercooler for $50 and was thinking i would make my own pipes. so what have some of u guys used to build ur piping? exhaust pipe? universal kit? iifc a guy was talking about pvc?

also i remember reading in a thread a while back but now i cant find it someone was talkin about moving the map line to eliminate turbo lag when installed thier intercooler. anyone know where this is?

[erics diesel]

imo it would be easier to buy a set of pipes for 200 iirc then try to make them yourself

[StrokerIH]

well i got alot more time than money lol. that and i can work on them while im at work and the shop at work has quiet a bit as far as tools. im just looking for cheap options as far as materials.

[big97fordpowerstroke]

They got any more of those $50 intercoolers


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[85_305]

Dont half *** an intercooler... you'll be in the for the headache of your life.

[StrokerIH]

i got it off ebay. i bought one for 100 bucks a few months ago. then sold it for 150

i dont plan to half ** it at all. just cuz im building them myself doesnt mean im gonna half** it. it just means i dont have a couple hundred bucks laying around to waste on intercooler pipes.

[85_305]

pvc cracks very easily and I doubt will stand up to the temps and stress of IC duty. And I'll bet money you'll never be able to get a good enough seal on it to hold 30+ psi of boost. PVC cracks just trying to clamp a clamp on it to hold the 6637 filters on, and from the heat/cold underhood.. I cant fathom using it for an IC.

[StrokerIH]

i never said i was planning on using pvc, i was just stating that i had heard someone talkin about it before and that i was looking for what diff options i have for intercooler pipe materials.

[97turbocobra]

Its not that bad, around 60.00-80.00 in tubing and the rest is just time.Here the one we did for mine

[StrokerIH]

what did u use for ur pipes?