The BIGGEST BADDEST air intake for turbos!
09-06-2012, 12:50 PM
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Your old filter looks bigger than the new one ?
And whilst plastic might appear strong....try tightening a T-Bolt clamp onto it and placing it in a hot engine bay....I suspect the plastic wont be that great.
T-bolts can even squash and deform aluminium pipe ( as you've already experienced )
And whilst plastic might appear strong....try tightening a T-Bolt clamp onto it and placing it in a hot engine bay....I suspect the plastic wont be that great.
T-bolts can even squash and deform aluminium pipe ( as you've already experienced )
this is the same material they build the aftermarket air intakes out of. I have one on my silverado. (and i actually have a t-bolt as one of the clamps
It was actually harder to cut than alum! I literally stood on it and jumped and it didnt bend! its pretty tough. Id say a small car could drive over it and not have it bend, its that strong 
09-09-2012, 05:08 PM
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I don't see any problem boosting through that stuff, although expansion /contraction may loosen clamps. Hell I'm running 55psi through 3" radiator hose on my diesel and my buddy ran pvc piping held together with pipe dope for his entire cold side (sans pipe for bov) on a rb20 240sx @ 17-18psi for well over a year with no problems
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09-09-2012, 05:16 PM
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The problem wouldnt be with the pipe itself, it may be fine with the boost. It's the forces any hose clips would put onto the pipe where the flexible couplers join.
Hell, even tightening up the 4" coupler onto my throttle body was enough to make it flex and make the throttle stick slightly. And that wasnt even tight at all
09-09-2012, 07:56 PM
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This thread made me look into carbon fiber tubing. You can buy straight tubing, but no bends or sweeps. It would be pretty sweet to make all the cold side out of carbon fiber since it could be as strong as aluminum, lighter, and would conduct less heat.
09-10-2012, 07:30 AM
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Get some pre preg and give it a go i say!
Chris.
