Hey ya'll

I have a very good friend that molds/makes carbon fiber parts for helicopters and he presented an Idea that I thought may be kinda cool.

Carbon fiber intercooler piping. He said he could make molds for it and make it it all into one piece instead of 2 different pieces.

My question is about the durabilty of it. I wonder if it's something that would last at my boost levels. 31 PSI on pump gas and 41 on race gas.

Just seeing what you all think about this Idea.

I know it's probably more trouble than it's worth but hell, I've done TONS of things to the car that is a lot of trouble, to a car enthusiast It's worth it

 

Definitely a cool idea and if he could do it for you it would look great. Maybe ask him about its ability to handle pressure and have a coupler clamped down around it?

 

I would think it would be to flimsy and might crack alittle under to much heat and pressure

 

pressure maybe if inproperly made( thin weak spots). i doubt heat would be a problem, look at the carbon sparkplug covers they do just fine and get a lot of heat cycles.

 

me want!

 

There is actually carbon fiber premade tubing that u can purchase and slide on to a mold. Kinda like a sleeve. U then put resin and bake it.

 

They put some on the Hyundai Genesis. I will try to find the pic

 

yea but thats not like a legit carbon tube!

 

this would be a legit carbon fiber tube. it would be several different layers.

He's making it sound like it would hold pressure just fine if layered properly. He also has an evo and of course will be making it for himself first. then if it's successfull I will try it and see if it will hold big boost levels

I'm only wondering if it might hurt airflow. A metal piping is very smooth on the inside so the air has no resistance. BUT I'm guessing you can make carbon fiber very smooth also.....

 

Interesting concept but how would you clamp it with out cracking it along with fabricating the bends and bov flange?

 

got to be pretty strong to hold constant boost 30psi+

 

thats what im saying i dont see it holding 30+ psi constantly. maybe 10-15psi but again dont know till you try of course

 

You really won't know until you try. I think it would definitely sell! I WANT!

 

sounds like a interesting idea. keep us informed

 

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