FMIC Piping costs

[tpunx99GSX]

Ok so tomarrow i get my FMIC installed. Im not sure if im getting ripped off or not but maybe someone could tell me how much shops usually charge. Im getting charged around 6-700 for custom piping and install of the FMIC. Granted this was a over the phone quote without looking at the car. So he doesnt know where the pipes will go. I told him abuot the Short route but i dont think he really understood how little piping was needed.

[TheBlizzard]

Yeah thats alot. But if they are not experienced with that sort of car then I am sure 90% of that cost is labor. Mounting the FMIC and getting it looking good can take some messing around. If I were you, I would try to mount the FMIC before you take it there then just have him fabricate the piping for you.

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[JET]

If you are talking polished SS piping, that isn't too bad (polishing adds $100). It is a little more than I charge. If you are talking mild steel piping, then it is really high. Hopefully they are using T-bolts and nice silicone couplers too.

[tpunx99GSX]

its using a Very High Grade aluminum thats really thin but really strong, all mandrel bent.

[JET]

LOL, that's funny! No aluminum is very strong when it is thin. You don't really want aluminum either, it will conduct heat from the engine bay warming up your air. We have had this discussion before on here. It won't be a huge amount, but some.

So are they using a ton of couplers or are they going to TIG weld your piping? More couplers = more places to leak.

[A//// Guy]

Yea that is alot for IC piping, especially aluminum? Who would use thin aluminum that can heat soak very fast when it near the hot engine? I would get a quote for SS. Or just buy a nice kit from somewhere and install it yourself. You can buy a whole IC kit for like 800 bucks at most internet DSM shops.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Yea that is alot for IC piping, especially aluminum? Who would use thin aluminum that can heat soak very fast when it near the hot engine?

I would and did. Hmm, I wonder what most sheetmetal intakes are made out of...

Aluminum piping costs a lot more and requires longer to weld, so that isn't too bad of a price. Considering the time it takes to custom mount the FMIC; piping, coupler, and clamp costs; and then the time to make the pipes.

[A//// Guy]

Yea intakes are a whole different story than piping... Piping will absorb more heat because of the larger area of tubing versus just an intake manifold. Especially if you use a phenolic spacer between the manifold to cool things down. I was mainly talking about having aluminum piping near the exhaust. I guess it depends in where you are routing the tubing. I know intakes and IC are made out of aluminum but having super thin (but strong?) piping will heat up pretty quick, compared to other materials.

[Speedfreak]

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.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Yea that is alot for IC piping, especially aluminum? Who would use thin aluminum that can heat soak very fast when it near the hot engine? I would get a quote for SS.

I would've gotten aluminum if I could've afforded it.

But then again, who in their right mind would use aluminum?

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