DIY 3 inch lower charge pipe

reaper0995 · 07-15-2016, 07:46 AM

Made this when I did all my fbo mods. Pretty easy to fabricate actually, got a 3" elbow and straight silicone couplers and welded some tube I had laying around. Did the wrinkle coat paint to make it blend in more in the engine bay.

fmoua916 · 07-15-2016, 08:38 AM

Nice

bigdaddyaaron · 07-15-2016, 08:48 AM

So 90 coupler from intercooler -> diy lower charge pipe?

What intercooler do you have?

reaper0995 · 07-15-2016, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdaddyaaron

So 90 coupler from intercooler -> diy lower charge pipe?

What intercooler do you have?

VRSF 7"

I was going to make it a hard pipe the entire length, but the 90° angle right on the FMIC was too tight to fit micely with the bend radii I had laying around. The 90° coupler was perfect though.

If I did it again, I would buy a doughnut to use for the tight bend radii at the top of the pipe. The bends I used were ok, but would be a bit more tidy with tighter bends that only a doughnut can offer.

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