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was adelaide now newcastle
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February 2003
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Mon, 07 April 2003 23:18
 
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try a nissan wrecker, im pretty sure that sylvias use 2" tubing, and i know that there is a few right angle bends under their bonnets, make sure you check the condition of the hoses first. dont use radiator hose, remember that when no boost is being develped that the intake is in a vacuum state, whick will suck in on soft radiator hoses( $10/inch sounds about right for the correct new hose)
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 08 April 2003 00:20
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I am using radiator hose for my intercooler. It is plenty strong. Don't waste your money on so called intercooler pipe. They just call it that so they can charge you more for it.
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March 2003
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 08 April 2003 00:32
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ok i got two ppl saying two differ thing ican use the normal radiator hoses and i cant im confused anyone else?
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was adelaide now newcastle
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February 2003
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 08 April 2003 08:00
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lets clarify the situation then shall we, i assume that gold 28 is using very short pieces of radiator piping (ie b/n two metal pipes that butt up against each other) in this instance the rad pipe is probably OK, but in my opinion if the span is more than a few cm then the correct pipe will/may be required, as for using the rad pipe for a 90 deg bend --bad idea--, it will suck in and while the motor will still run surely it cant be good,like i said before visit your local jap import wrecker the usually have boxes of the factory intercooler pipe lying arround.
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Toymods Board Member
I supported Toymods
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Turramurra, Sydney.
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 08 April 2003 08:08
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There's only a vacuum behind the throttle plate, inside the throttle body, so I don't see how there'll be any hoses collapsing. They may expand a bit under high boost, but a few tight cable ties will fix that. 
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Narellan
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January 2003
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was adelaide now newcastle
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February 2003
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Wed, 09 April 2003 02:17
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surely in a turbo motor there is a certain amount of time, before boost arrives and with small throttle openings (low RPM), a vacuum will be present in the entire intake????????????
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MACKAY
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May 2002
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Western Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Wed, 09 April 2003 14:54
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Yep, and the gze does really like to suck. I recommend you pop down to your local import wrecker as JDM hachi has suggested and pick up some intercooler rubbers. Places like SSS etc. have heaps lying around and you can get it for free if you're nice
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Thu, 10 April 2003 08:08
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so what do people recommend for front mounting an I/C for a gze? buy steel pipes and radiator hoses and make your own piping using hoses for bends or go to an exhaust shop and pay them like $800 to make you up some proper pipes?
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MACKAY
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Thu, 10 April 2003 12:29
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The cheapest way is to go to an exhaust shop and purchase some pipe and mandrel bends , Join the pipes with radiator hose but make sure the pipes you are jointing with the hose are only about 10mm apart as so it will not suck in .
Trevor
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Fri, 11 April 2003 00:04
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I will take a pic of my set up this weekend and post it on Monday. I am using ally pipe for the straight sections and radiator hoses for the bends. Never had a problem with it.
And if you are worried about it crushing under suction, trust me, it doesn't. I can't tell you how I know cause it is a little embarrassing  but the air cleaner will collapse before the pipe will.
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Mon, 14 April 2003 01:34
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Here is what mine is, and no it doesn't collapse under vacuum. It is radiator hose bends with ally tube straight sections and hose clamps in between. The hoses are fairly soft, but they are still fine under vacuum. I hope this clears some of the myths about high priced intercooler tube. Worst case you might loose a minute bit of energy expanding the tube as boost is increasing, but I doubt you could even measure this.
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Mon, 14 April 2003 07:12
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well arent you helpfull
what sorta rad piping is it? like did you just go to auto one and check out all there 2inch pipes and pick what you needed? where did you get the straight pipes from? did you make the brackets for your cooler yourself?
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MACKAY
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Mon, 14 April 2003 11:09
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Radiator hose bends on a blow through forced induction motor is ok as the bends do not see manifold vacume as the throttle body is after the pipe plumbing , But on a draw through forced induction motor with the throttle body before the pipe plumbing the bends will suck in as all the plumbing between the throttle body and motor gets full manifold vacume .
Trevor
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Western Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 15 April 2003 03:21
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Yep, in your case you shouldn't have a problem. I just assumed we were talking about the 4agze as it's in the guy's name.
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Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 15 April 2003 03:48
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I havn't had a close look at a gze so forgive me for not considering a draw through type configuration. Sorry if I have lead anyone up the garden path, I was assuming that it was a blow through like the 1G-GTE.
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: intercooler pipe 2" rubber needed
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Tue, 15 April 2003 11:24
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isnt the 4agze blow through? doesnt it come from the filter into the charger, then out into the cooler then into the intake runners?
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