Subject	Pipes touching inside the couplers sounds like a bad idea
Posted by	Ashman2k2 on March 24, 2008 at 3:49 PM
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In Reply To	All the pipes touch inside the couplers. posted by Antonio(AZ->NYC) on March 24, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Message	when the car is driven, the chassis is constantly flexing and most likely a lot of the parts mounted to it are moving as well..the ends of the hard pipes can rub against each other and let metal shavings loose inside.
Follow Ups	Custom FMIC with 2.5 inch piping - Magnum 10:13:31 03/24/08 2.5" IC piping is becoming very trendy (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 10:17:47 03/24/08 So how do you like it? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:22:37 03/24/08 Looks like a ghetto DIY job w/ assortment of silicon hoses - sparkie 11:07:37 03/24/08 guess i should have just bought a apollo fmic right? - Magnum 11:31:32 03/24/08 how much pressure drop does that ic have - genic 11:43:36 03/24/08 core size is 4.5X6.5X24, think its a tad bigger then 2 - Magnum 11:57:21 03/24/08 just curious (n/m) - genic 11:59:52 03/24/08 All the pipes touch inside the couplers. - Antonio(AZ->NYC) 11:37:04 03/24/08 i thnk he was referring to the massive coupler on the P/S - Atl300zxTT 11:55:28 03/24/08 that side was the biggest bitch to get to fit ok - Magnum 12:02:49 03/24/08 Pipes touching inside the couplers sounds like a bad idea - Ashman2k2 15:49:51 03/24/08 there is a 1/4 inch gap, trust me its fine (n/m) - Antonio(AZ->NYC) 18:34:08 03/24/08 now that it's done, hurry up and sell it! :) (n/m) - ZEngineer 11:15:12 03/24/08 Does your oil cooler flow better mounted like that? (n/m) - NytWolf 11:32:34 03/24/08 joe glad you like the way it turned out. - Antonio(AZ->NYC) 11:40:12 03/24/08 dyno numbers ? (n/m) - The Devils Z 11:51:49 03/24/08 once i get the 2nd fuel pump in and the power fc hooked - Magnum 11:59:02 03/24/08 What's the point of a big build if you're just selling it? (n/m) - TTFairladyZ 13:00:58 03/24/08 i was going to ask the same thing.. (n/m) - genic 13:56:24 03/24/08 In this point in my life i would rather own a house then a - Magnum 14:50:48 03/24/08 So stop building it. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:55:15 03/24/08 2nd. Cause you are not going to get anywhere near dollar - SlicktopTT 15:18:12 03/24/08 thanks captain obvious, never expected to get - Magnum 16:27:52 03/24/08
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