{"id":4519,"date":"2013-03-06T22:52:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T06:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2013-03-06T22:58:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T06:58:05","slug":"intercooler-piping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2013\/03\/intercooler-piping\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercooler Piping"},"content":{"rendered":"
After amassing all the necessary silicone couplers and clamps, it was time to fabricate the intercooler piping to connect it all together. Ben from Rotary Extreme<\/a> was nice enough to come by and lend a hand with this part. As I mentioned before, everything about this build can be broken up into individual components that require their own mini-projects. Cutting up the pipes proved to be a bigger job than expected, so I took Ben’s advices and finished it up myself. <\/p>\n For the hotside pipe, I clocked the turbo towards the strut tower and trimmed down a 90* reducer elbow. The pipe was a 90* L-pipe that was sectioned. <\/p>\n Once it was cut and filed, I had a pair of vacuum nipples welded on and beads rolled on.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The finished product. One vacuum line goes to the injector atomization port on the LIM, and the other one goes to the front wastegate’s bottom port.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Everything was cut the old fashioned way with a hacksaw. To get all the edges sanded down flat and squared, I employed an intuitive trick: rub the pipe against the sidewalk (I used a set of stone blocks from my backyard). As ghetto-fabulous as this sounds, it works surprisingly well. <\/p>\n The cold side piping was more intricate. I used a combination of a 45* elbow and another 90* L-pipe. I marked their alignments and where the BOV’s flange should be welded on. <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Back from welding and test-fitted.<\/p>\n