WTB NON- stock Boost Pipes
11-19-2010, 04:00 PM
#1
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WTB NON- stock Boost Pipes
Where is the cheapest place to get these ...
They don't have to be polished but they can't be dented ...
TIA
Ed
They don't have to be polished but they can't be dented ...
TIA
Ed
11-19-2010, 05:08 PM
#2
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$350 + options from speedforceracing
$380 from Lindseyracing
Not sure how many others there might be, but these are the 2 that spring to mind... and both are RL sponsors!
$380 from Lindseyracing
Not sure how many others there might be, but these are the 2 that spring to mind... and both are RL sponsors!
11-19-2010, 06:23 PM
#4
Years ago, some of us were using pvc piping and it worked great. You can make your own pretty easily with the right size pipe and a heat gun, if you have a pipe bender (ala Harbor Frieght for $50 if you don't).
Definitely not as bling as what SFR will get you, but works just as good and is a lot cheaper. Get the black pvc pipe and shoot it with some spray paint and it can look pretty presentable.
Definitely not as bling as what SFR will get you, but works just as good and is a lot cheaper. Get the black pvc pipe and shoot it with some spray paint and it can look pretty presentable.
11-19-2010, 06:39 PM
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$350 + options from speedforceracing
$380 from Lindseyracing
Not sure how many others there might be, but these are the 2 that spring to mind... and both are RL sponsors!
$380 from Lindseyracing
Not sure how many others there might be, but these are the 2 that spring to mind... and both are RL sponsors!
400 dollars for an 2 aluminium tubes ... Yes I know they need custom bending and a few welds, but you will think with those prices, that the materials cost is like that of Titanium.... It just seems hard to comprehend...
I just can't justify those prices ... unless of course I won the lottery (which I don't think I will be winning anytime soon, considering I don't play....
Thanks Guys
best regards
Ed
11-19-2010, 06:41 PM
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Years ago, some of us were using pvc piping and it worked great. You can make your own pretty easily with the right size pipe and a heat gun, if you have a pipe bender (ala Harbor Frieght for $50 if you don't).
Definitely not as bling as what SFR will get you, but works just as good and is a lot cheaper. Get the black pvc pipe and shoot it with some spray paint and it can look pretty presentable.
Definitely not as bling as what SFR will get you, but works just as good and is a lot cheaper. Get the black pvc pipe and shoot it with some spray paint and it can look pretty presentable.
I was looking for that evil bling....
Otherwise I would be all over that
I did a decent job on the stock pipes, but when I remove the airbox it looks a little strange to have the routing of those stock pipes
11-20-2010, 12:33 PM
#7
I would NOT recommend using PVC.
Years ago when I added a Shelby intercooler to my old Dodge Omni GLH, the factory piping was expensive and hard to come by, so I used PVC. With the underhood heat, it wound up softening enough to where the hose clamp I had on the pipe going to the intake side of the turbo distorted the PVC and wound up leaking. It sucked in some dirt and destroyed the turbo.
PVC might work as a mock-up, and/or a quick road test, but I wouldn't consider it a permanent solution. Honestly any small muffler shop should be able to bend up some tube for you to fit. It's ultimately what I wound up doing with my Omni back in the day.
Years ago when I added a Shelby intercooler to my old Dodge Omni GLH, the factory piping was expensive and hard to come by, so I used PVC. With the underhood heat, it wound up softening enough to where the hose clamp I had on the pipe going to the intake side of the turbo distorted the PVC and wound up leaking. It sucked in some dirt and destroyed the turbo.
PVC might work as a mock-up, and/or a quick road test, but I wouldn't consider it a permanent solution. Honestly any small muffler shop should be able to bend up some tube for you to fit. It's ultimately what I wound up doing with my Omni back in the day.
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11-20-2010, 03:12 PM
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I would NOT recommend using PVC.
Years ago when I added a Shelby intercooler to my old Dodge Omni GLH, the factory piping was expensive and hard to come by, so I used PVC. With the underhood heat, it wound up softening enough to where the hose clamp I had on the pipe going to the intake side of the turbo distorted the PVC and wound up leaking. It sucked in some dirt and destroyed the turbo.
PVC might work as a mock-up, and/or a quick road test, but I wouldn't consider it a permanent solution. Honestly any small muffler shop should be able to bend up some tube for you to fit. It's ultimately what I wound up doing with my Omni back in the day.
Years ago when I added a Shelby intercooler to my old Dodge Omni GLH, the factory piping was expensive and hard to come by, so I used PVC. With the underhood heat, it wound up softening enough to where the hose clamp I had on the pipe going to the intake side of the turbo distorted the PVC and wound up leaking. It sucked in some dirt and destroyed the turbo.
PVC might work as a mock-up, and/or a quick road test, but I wouldn't consider it a permanent solution. Honestly any small muffler shop should be able to bend up some tube for you to fit. It's ultimately what I wound up doing with my Omni back in the day.
I had some stuff for my pool pump, that had a very high menting point, but I wasn't planning on PVC, because I can't polish it to a shine
Best regards
Ed
11-20-2010, 05:15 PM
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I'd be a little worried using pvc for ic pipes, although I've used it as an intake in the past...
No idea why the pipes sell for as much as an entire custom exhaust though.
No idea why the pipes sell for as much as an entire custom exhaust though.
11-20-2010, 07:28 PM
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11-21-2010, 02:03 AM
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You were my inspiration !! I don't know if that's good or bad ?
I followed your instructions, for the stock pipes and they came out looking real good ...
As usual... your ride is lookin' sweet
Hope all is well with you and yours
Best regards
Ed
11-21-2010, 07:15 PM
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They're so expensive because the market is so small. If they sold a set to every since 951 owner they'd still only sell about 10k sets. The modified 951 market is incredibly small compared to other tuner markets so we wind up directly funding the R&D and production costs of every tuner out there.
11-21-2010, 09:04 PM
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They're so expensive because the market is so small. If they sold a set to every since 951 owner they'd still only sell about 10k sets. The modified 951 market is incredibly small compared to other tuner markets so we wind up directly funding the R&D and production costs of every tuner out there.
Just sucks .......
11-21-2010, 10:49 PM
#15
They're so expensive because the market is so small. If they sold a set to every since 951 owner they'd still only sell about 10k sets. The modified 951 market is incredibly small compared to other tuner markets so we wind up directly funding the R&D and production costs of every tuner out there.