E30 Zone

hi guys
started to get all the peices togeather for my turbo project
so far i have
42lb injrctors
manifold
t34 turbo
bits and bobs
volvo intercooler

im trying to work out what pipes ill need for the intercooler
is there a place where i can buy them custom made?
can i use any pipe as long aa the same size as intercooler bore?
or is there a pasific car with intercooler pipes but with a bit of
moddifiy fits?

thanks hass

Hi Hass
Sorry to deviate from your thread but what manifold are you using mate?

Any pics.

My next purchase will be the manifold hence the questions.

Cheers

Hass, your gonna have to either fabricate your own pipes mate or find charge pipes from other cars and route them to the I/C, so having the same bore as the I/C would be best.. !

hass i just got a pipe kit from the usa i think it was just intercoolers on ebay.com worked out £110 to the door good kit plenty pipes to play with good look.

the neatest, and probably easiest way, would be to work out exactly where you want the pipes to go, and from that what bends and straight sections you need, and just buy all of the seperate bits from someone like Samco or SFS hoses.

Alternatively you would work out the route, and then get the pipes "mandrel bent" which is a process of bending pipes so that the insides of the bends do not crush. Any good engineering firm near you should be able to do that. And then just use a joiner, and a couple of hose clips on each end.

And the best idea for the size of the pipework is the same as the intercooler entrance/exit. Although you may have to use reducers on the throttle body, and turbo ends...again available from Samco or SFS for about 10/15 quid.

thanks for the replys guys
pete1979 ive seen that kit on the bay and was wondering if the pipes were long enogh!!
and scoupe im gonna go with your idea, just plan it out and get em cut and bent from my locals


thanks guy

when you start buying pipes and samco's and clamps you find the cost runs away with you. iv just piped up the front mount to my 325 and id say iv still got 1/3 of the kit left. you get proper bolt clamps i priced them up £4.50 round this way and you get 16 thats £70. the silicone you get with it is proper 3 ply alloy pipes are 2mm cant fault the kit. but if you are gonna go the other way cheap place for silicone is zenaracing.com.