I found this pipe bender on ebay and was thinking of getting it to bend my intercooler and maybe my exhaust pipes with. I know it wouldnt be as nice and mandrel but you think it's worth investing in.? pipe bender

 

I was looking at getting one myself for my exhaust.I have the pipe I just need to bend it so it goes under axle.

 

$85 for shipping and handling?

are they super heavy or something?

 

I'm assuming there pretty heavy. was just looking for some alternatives because the 150 all the shops around here want just to pipe from the down pipe to the muffler dosnt sound that great. and I would guess piping an intercooler would be even more expensive

 

propper piping of an intercooler, full welded w/ mandrel bends ( you MUST have mandrel bends, otherwise the inside diameter changes in the corners and causes lots of restriction), is about 275, including flange for a bov and silicone connectors.

 

but if you dont car about mandrel and what not just go to a hardware store and buy one. electrians use them for bending conduit so i cant imagine them being overly expensive, especially the hand ones

 

hmmm OK well I live in corona ca. dose anyone have any suggestions on where I can get my intercooler piped...or should I just go to a muffler shop that dose mandrel bending and see if they would do it for me??

 

mandrel bending matters more for the exhaust than the intercooler





actually it doesnt matter for the intercooler at all, cuz once it gets to the core, the air slows down a lot anyways

 

well I'm basicly trying to find a nice front mount setup. I havent found any first gen front mount intercooler kits, and even if I had I bet they wouldnt be cheep. the best place I've found intercoolers at a good price is ebay. I'm considering just buying one off of ebay and getting it piped... any advice or tips on what would fit?? or maybe even some pictures. oh yeah I've got the erbuni front air dam



I know theres gotta be some turbod first gens with fmic

 

Thats the most common way of getting it done.