intake tubing
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intake tubing
if anyone is looking to make a custom intake and has access to a mandrel bender you should check out this site. its got the 3" intake tubing that we might be able to use for intakes. http://shop.airflowonline.com/Mercha...tegory_Code=IT
i'll update when i get mine in the mail and get it all bent up
i'll update when i get mine in the mail and get it all bent up
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mandrel bending is expensive and the rice pipe or civic pipe probably cost alot less all together.
You could press bend it for cheap at any exhaust shop but it will reduce to close to 2.5" at the bend.
Ultimatley do what ever you want, i'm just saying^^^^
You could press bend it for cheap at any exhaust shop but it will reduce to close to 2.5" at the bend.
Ultimatley do what ever you want, i'm just saying^^^^
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well since my welding class has a mandrel bender i have the privilage of using it for free. but i was more showing this site to someone who has access to one
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Well you could get better performance out of it if you mandrel bent it. If you can do it for free, go for it. It will hopefully work well. Are you going to get a K&N X-Stream air filter to go with that, or are you going to do a fender well intake?
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Originally Posted by willwren
A FWI wouldn't required the rigid tubing
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I just switched from a 2.5" AutoZone rice-pipe to a 3" FWI, and the differnce in flow accounts for a noticable bump in HP and torque,
so if there is turbulence problem compared to a metal pipe I wouldn't know it.
Rice-pipe:
FWI with K&N filter:
so if there is turbulence problem compared to a metal pipe I wouldn't know it.
Rice-pipe:
FWI with K&N filter: