tripblackls1

iTrader: (11)

well i have a guy who really wants my header and exhast so im might be jumping into a truck man turbo setup that ill build my self

now i was wondering since i get copper for really cheap if i could use 2 inch or 2.5 copper pipe for my charge piping
ive never seen this done or heard of anyone doing it
would coppers abitly to tranfer heat well be good or bad
thanks appicate the info

tripblackls1

iTrader: (11)

anything ????????

Pat-Man

iTrader: (3)

I would think copper would be way to soft of a metal to be able to withstand the temps created in a turbo system. Also, being that you don't really weld copper you solder it.

Lextech

iTrader: (18)

X2 what Pat-Man said. Plus, Copper is a conductor, not an insulator. You would loose too much heat.

Pat-Man

iTrader: (3)

That and if you ever parked it in the ghetto, someone would cut it all off and sell it at a scrap yard!

nofxrxmxpx

iTrader: (3)

you braze copper. it smells good too, like cream soda.

Firechikn

iTrader: (15)

I don't think heat would be a problem, at least on the charge piping. What do you think is in every a/c system? I'd be more worried about the weight. I guess it can't weigh more than steel. One cool thing, you could shine it up to bling blind.

tripblackls1

iTrader: (11)

it would only be on the charge piping ie boost side lol
but i think it would look good if i do it right and might even help cool the intake charge what do u think?

sjones99

iTrader: (6)

It would look good until it turned green from moisture and it would look like the statue of liberty!

DeltaT

iTrader: (5)

If it made a lot of sense, you'd see people doing it. Maybe if you could get it coated somehow to keep from turning green?

Jim

MonochromeSS

iTrader: (1)

you'd just have to coat it in lacquer to keep it from turning green, same sort of stuff the coat magnet wire in.

I guess it would help cool the charge a bit more than aluminum though.

Copper is .324 lb/in^3
Alum is .097 lb/in^3
Steel is .284 lb/in^3

Slightly heavier than steel, way heavier than aluminum, but its the best conductor out of the 3. Its like 70% better than aluminum. But in this case... I think the walls of the charge tubing are so thin you you wont see much effect. Copper is good for taking a point heat source, like a CPU and spreading its heat out evenly through the entire heatsink, here your heat should spread pretty evenly anyway just because of the geometry.

tripblackls1

iTrader: (11)

well the reason i was thinkin of doing this is because i use a lot of copper at work and i could easly use copper as charge pipe (at praticaly no cost to me)
as far as turning green using a clear coat or lacquar umm
well i will see when i jump into building my system

tripblackls1

iTrader: (11)

cost my friend
i think this is why nobody is doing it , maybe ill be the first

stock48

iTrader: (17)

Would work fine, as long as you can bend it without it cracking. I wouldn't worry about it turning green, just hit it with some metal cleaner every now and then. I made the fuel line on my old Dmax out of copper, and soldered all the fittings on. A solderd copper line will hold over 150PSI with no problem. We plum air lines with it all the time.

kbracing96

iTrader: (25)

What would you use for bends? The sharp 90's and 45's use use in plumbing? Or do you have a bender for it?