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Old May 18, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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Default What Size intercooler pipe??
I have a gt5088 turbo and I want to buy 4.5 thick threadstone fmic with 3inch inlet and outlet what size intercooler pipe would you guys suggest? Trying to order everything at once and save on shipping!!!



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I run 3inch on my 76mm setup, fmic is 32x12x3 in/out.....

Dont see why you couldnt do 3inch ic piping as well!
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Yeah I was going to do atleast 3 inch just Checking to see if I should go bigger
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So....3 inch it is?!?!?!?!?
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There was a thread recently discusing intercoolers and it included discussion on pipe sizes with some maths you can do to calc what size you need.
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I see no need or benefits on going any bigger then 3inch piping, just IMO!
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I figured the inlet and outlet 3 inch going bigger on the pipe would drop pressure
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3inch in 4 inch out?
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