Pipe Bender
02-25-2004, 01:39 AM
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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
02-25-2004, 12:05 PM
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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
02-25-2004, 03:37 PM
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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.
02-25-2004, 03:49 PM
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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
02-26-2004, 02:34 AM
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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
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02-26-2004, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lowroller' date='Feb 26 2004, 03:42 PM
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??