Front mount intercooler pipes
29 January 2006, 06:16 PM
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Front mount intercooler pipes
I'm looking to buy a front mount intercooler and I've found a kit that has a decent quality intercooler but the hard pipes are steel 
Is there any way of stopping the insides of the pipes from rusting or am I just best off using alloy pipes?
Thanks
Is there any way of stopping the insides of the pipes from rusting or am I just best off using alloy pipes?Thanks
31 January 2006, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by harvey
The paint will clog the fins and reduce the cooling efficiency.
He said the PIPES ARE STEEL and wants to prevent internal corrosion in them.
I was relying to the ORIGINAL thread starter.
As for weathered aluminium, a dip in a mix of dilute hydrochloric or brightener should do it.
Find a paint stripper in the 'pages' and have a chat m8.
Steve.
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odd thread this! people not reading the original question
Paul, they wont internally rust unless you leave the car in a humid atmosphere without running it.
the engine/charge heat will soon get rid of any internal condensation after you have run it for a few miles. Lots of IC set ups have steel pipes.
If you want to protect the ally core from a bit of oxidisation, give it a clean and then just aerosol it with a colour of your choice. As Harvey says dont powder coat it as this will affect conductivity.
You cant powder coat the ID of a long pipe. powder works by being attracted to a electrically charged material. the powder wont get past the first few inches of the pipe without sticking to the walls really thickly so you wont get any in the pipe really.
You can do the outside though. a couple of pics of my hybrid. powder coated pipes and a aerosol black core. i noticed no difference in charge temps after doing this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ark/black1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...k/DSC00539.jpg
Paul, they wont internally rust unless you leave the car in a humid atmosphere without running it.
the engine/charge heat will soon get rid of any internal condensation after you have run it for a few miles. Lots of IC set ups have steel pipes.
If you want to protect the ally core from a bit of oxidisation, give it a clean and then just aerosol it with a colour of your choice. As Harvey says dont powder coat it as this will affect conductivity.
You cant powder coat the ID of a long pipe. powder works by being attracted to a electrically charged material. the powder wont get past the first few inches of the pipe without sticking to the walls really thickly so you wont get any in the pipe really.
You can do the outside though. a couple of pics of my hybrid. powder coated pipes and a aerosol black core. i noticed no difference in charge temps after doing this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ark/black1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...k/DSC00539.jpg
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