 Intercooler pipes: Aluminum, SS, or Aluminized Steel?, Pros and Cons please.... |
 Apr 13, 2007 - 6:33 PM
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Price, durability, whats good or bad?
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Apr 13, 2007 - 7:26 PM
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when i was looking this up b4...
aluminum seems to be the best... it's what ic piping should be made of. cause it dissipates heat. basically rite after a hard run you can touch it and you won't get burned. aluminizedsteel/ss keeps heat in.. which you don't really want. aluminized steel will rust (inside of pipe) so rust stuff that flakes off might go through ur engine... but when i talked to a few people they said they didn't have problems even driving rain/salt/snow for a couple yrs al also will not rust. al is a lot softer you hv to be careful when using clamps. t-bolts can easily crush if it u overtighten... when u get bov flange welded requires someone that knows how to weld AL... and if u decide to weld the pipe together instead of clamp... u require someone that knows how to weld AL and to bead the ends SS is most expensive... then AL then aluminized steel... i think AL seems best... then SS then aluminized steel... but i guess it's really arguable i kinda did a rough pricing it out... aluminized steel is so much cheaper than al or ss that i can rebuy all my pipes 3-4 times for the cost of buying al/ss once... so assuming aluminized steel lasts 2-3yrs no prob... if i replace every 3yrs... it basically lasts me 10yrs... my thinking is prolly flawed in some way.. hah... but that's what i came out with... altho u mite want more expert advice lol This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Apr 13, 2007 - 7:31 PM -------------------- |
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