copper charge piping
copper charge piping 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
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
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.
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.
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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?
but i think it would look good if i do it right and might even help cool the intake charge what do u think?
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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.
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.
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
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as far as turning green using a clear coat or lacquar umm
well i will see when i jump into building my system
)as far as turning green using a clear coat or lacquar umm
well i will see when i jump into building my system
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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.
