FMIC Piping costs

[AJ]

Yeah, I see Alum Radiators ;)

[JET]

It will also dissipate the heat quicker as well. So I guess SS or aluminized or mild steel piping does not absorb heat? Hmm, that is interesting. And a phenolic spacer... good boost leak.
Sorry guys, but I am going to have to disagree. Where do you think the heat is dissipating too? Maybe the coolest area around, which would be the air inside the IC pipe? Those all out drag cars the IC pipes are not near the exhaust, like on a DSM and weight is most important on them. A 3000 lb DSM, saving 15 lbs on IC piping isn't going to do squat.

I do agree that there are good and bad points to both sides. The SS is heavier but the Al heat soaks more. Which is better? It is probably pretty damn close between the 2. Very thin SS is probably the best for a DSM.

[tpunx99GSX]

Thank you, Tomarrow (today now i guess) ill get a quote with SS piping.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

why dont you call mike. Have someone do it that everyone KNOWS how to do it.

[TheBlizzard]

Umm because he is in California.

CRAIG

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

Umm because he is in California.

CRAIG

damn, thats no good! well it is.. but its not. My bad!

[Alpine TSi]

And a phenolic spacer... good boost leak.

No boost leak on my spacer, even without longer bolts/studs to compensate for the added thickness. Just use an intake mani gasket on each side of it and you are set. The only boost leaks I had were from a shitty EGR blockoff from ebay and not properly sealing the port for the PCV on my intake manifold.

And yes the spacer works, you could tell after about 10 pulls on the dyno when you felt the intake manifold compared to the IC piping and the piping was warmer. Not that anyone was arguing the effectiveness of the spacer.

[Raptor]

I am not going into either side of this argument again, I apparently wasted a ton of time last time all this was brought up trying to straighten out people with their theories messed up. As far as the pics of the alluminum piping on the cars you showed Cher, they don't apply to a street car with all it's underhood sheet metal etc that gets driven more than 1320 feet at a time. Neither of those cars are going to have any kind of underhood temperature to heat soak the pipes, for those cars alluminum is fine especially with that short of piping. Apples to oranges.

[A//// Guy]

I agree with Jet and Alpine, but there are negatives and postives on both sides like Jet said. Raptor hit the spot.

[Raptor]

BTW, it doesn't cost anymore than SS to get alluminum piping done. It is way easier to work with than SS, if I thought it was smart, I would charge less to do alluminum for labor.