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  • Alistair E
    S2Forum Addict
    • Jul 2003
    • 479

    #1

    Turbo Plumbing

    I do not know if this a good or a bad idea so someone agree or tell me I'm talking a complete load of bolx. Would carbon fibre pipes be suitable instead of the stainless ones that people seem to use. I don't know the heat properties of c/fibre as opposed to stainless.
    They always say on training courses there are no stupid questions, but I sure nobody agrees with that.

    Just a thought

    Alistair
  • kwlw
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Sep 2004
    • 1025
    • Country: Lithuania

    #2
    Originally posted by Alistair E
    I do not know if this a good or a bad idea so someone agree or tell me I'm talking a complete load of bolx. Would carbon fibre pipes be suitable instead of the stainless ones that people seem to use. I don't know the heat properties of c/fibre as opposed to stainless.
    They always say on training courses there are no stupid questions, but I sure nobody agrees with that.
    Alistair
    I'm also interested why some NA monsters have carbon intake manifolds, but all turbo manifolds I've seen were from metal.

    Sau
    200 20vt 88' 3b, human carrier
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    • Keeper of The Kitten
      S2Forum Fiend
      • Dec 2003
      • 2317
      • Country: England

      #3
      Heat will still get through CFRP, especially after prolonged periods, and it's still a good idea to put some kind of insulating covering on the pipes.

      Where things get really hot, you need to use CFRP with phenolic resin system or similar, otherwise the carbon will delaminate and fall apart.

      But it can be done, we did it with the sportscars and it worked fine.

      __MDC__
      Martin Cutting

      aka Keeper of "The Teutonic Kitten"

      It's not better than sex, but it runs it a close second.

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      • Pembo
        S2Forum Addict
        • Aug 2004
        • 295
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        Wrap all the pipes in heat resistant bandage. If the wrap stops heat getting out from the exhaust manifolds and downpipes it will and does stop heat getting in to any of the air intake pipes. Try www.cooltek.co.uk/exhaust_heat_wrap.htm Less than £2 per m for 2inch wide bandage.
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        • Jeffer
          S2Forum Fiend
          • Jul 2003
          • 2057
          • Country: Netherlands

          #5
          pure porn! more of those carbon inlet pis PLEASE!!!!
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          • Jon441cc
            S2Forum Fiend
            • Dec 2005
            • 2061
            • Country: United Kingdom

            #6
            Im also curious on the matter of carbon fibre inlet manifolds, i was reading up on a monster 700hp escort cosworth which has an engine bay of beauty and look what it has.
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            • JayZee
              S2Forum Buff
              • Jan 2005
              • 48

              #7
              That Ford is owned by Stian Hafsengen from Norway. It is an ex WRC car and was driven by Carlos Sainz. Fordt Escort Cosworth has only won one Rally, that was this car. It is now even more tuned and road legal! The car was also completely smashed while testing for a major event in Norway, the car is now rebuilt!

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              • Azman
                S2Forum Possessed
                • Sep 2005
                • 3205
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #8
                PAss the tissues!!!
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