Intercooler plumbing supplies?

[lowenbrau]

I'm installing a Saab intercooler in a BJ74 and thought that before I dump a pile o cash on a few silicone fittings at the local speedshop , I'd check out the ebay offerings. They start at about $75

I wonder if they are even remotely good. Surely some reputable place has a kit that at least says they are aluminum pipes and silicon hoses. Any suggestions? There's lots of companies selling kits like this...

 

[brownbear]

My hyd shop in town sells silicon hose, can be ordered in just about any dia and length. Why not try a shop like that first?

None of pipes will work, will they? Also clamps are cheap.

The silicon heater hose I seen the other day was pretty nice stuff.

 

[lowenbrau]

My hyd shop in town sells silicon hose, can be ordered in just about any dia and length. Why not try a shop like that first?

None of pipes will work, will they? Also clamps are cheap.

The silicon heater hose I seen the other day was pretty nice stuff.

It's the silicon 90s specifically that I think I need though I might be able to use the pipe. At Mopac they want $75 for a single 2.5" silicon 90. I think I can work with generic pipe bends if I have some hose to join them. The clamps are cheap for sure. I'd prefer a similar kit if it was quality and 3x the price. I'm going to head down to hose headquarters and metal supermarkets and see what I can find. I can likely bend and weld aluminum if I get thicker wall, non anodized stuff. Fortunately weight isn't a factor with a Cruiser.

 

[coldtaco]

Hi, I went with a kit like you got posted the picture of for my intercooler. I got the short 90 degree and 45 or 15 degree silicone bends from.....dang, I can't find who, I thought I had it bookmarket. The 15 degree, I think it was, I got as a 2"-2.5" reducer(?), used it off of the compressor side. Wayne would know since I got the info from him. I wish Icould weld aluminum. Some time this spring I think I will get as much tubing welded as I can. Also, the silicone couplers will not hold real good on polished aluminum, so maybe scuff up the ends real good and then they will hold better.

 

[Fromage]

Hi, I went with a kit like you got posted the picture of for my intercooler. I got the short 90 degree and 45 or 15 degree silicone bends from.....dang, I can't find who, I thought I had it bookmarket. The 15 degree, I think it was, I got as a 2"-2.5" reducer(?), used it off of the compressor side. Wayne would know since I got the info from him. I wish Icould weld aluminum. Some time this spring I think I will get as much tubing welded as I can. Also, the silicone couplers will not hold real good on polished aluminum, so maybe scuff up the ends real good and then they will hold better.

I bought a few 90 deg 4" elbows off of ebay for my intake system (cummins 6BT turbo inlet is 4"), I wasn't too impressed with the quality and they were about 100$ here shipped (CDN) for four. Cheap chinese made junk, the T bolt clamps sucked. I ended up using straight hose with a 4" ID for couplers and manufacturing the bent pipes out of weld-together Nelson exhaust components, again, 4". There is only a flexible coupler between the turbo and the pipe, and the pipe and the Donaldson. Actually I should not use the past tense for this as it's not completed yet. But so far it's working.

Beware of some of the cheapo joints out there, the 4" ones I got were crap. Unfortunately I don't remember who I got them from, it was one of the e-bay outfits though.

 

[crushers]

this one?
http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&catalog=0022S&cat=0022S

 

[zander]

http://www.mcmaster.com usually has all the fittings I ever need for a project like this. Not necessarily the cheapest, but always the fastest and most complete resource.

 

[lowenbrau]

Thanks guys, Mr. Brownshorts should be knocking anytime now. I'll post up the results.

 

[tlcruiserman]

this one?
http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/content.asp?inc=product&catalog=0022S&cat=0022S

Wayne,

here is the same company's US website:

http://www.forgemotorsport.com/content.asp?inc=product&catalog=siliconhoses

Cheers,

Michael

 

[crushers]

cool
thanks Mike...