Basalt for intercooler piping?
02-03-2015, 11:41 PM
#1
Basalt for intercooler piping? Wasn't sure where else to post this, so here goes.
Ive been looking into composites to make some inter cooler piping for my car, and while looking at carbon, kevlar, and combos, I ran across Basalt sleeves. It seems people are using them in building model rockets, because it tolerates a huge range of temperatures. More research shows its used in exhaust wrap. Its also incredibly cheap in comparison to the other fibers. Out of curiosity, I'm wondering if anyone with a good knowledge of composites, could tell me how well they think this would work for making intake pipes??
Ive been looking into composites to make some inter cooler piping for my car, and while looking at carbon, kevlar, and combos, I ran across Basalt sleeves. It seems people are using them in building model rockets, because it tolerates a huge range of temperatures. More research shows its used in exhaust wrap. Its also incredibly cheap in comparison to the other fibers. Out of curiosity, I'm wondering if anyone with a good knowledge of composites, could tell me how well they think this would work for making intake pipes??
02-15-2015, 06:46 PM
#2
On The Tree
I haven't tried basalt, but I did use pvc cold side piping on a turbo Caravan. I put 1.6bar(about 25-26psi) through 2in ID pvc for years with zero problems. $18 worth of piping for years of fun. Everyone laughed and said it was ridiculous, but no one could argue with the results. The laughing stopped when I got it dialed in at high boost. Research the material, if you can't see any pitfalls, try it.