Ti intercooler pipes
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Please keep in mind that individuals who are not registered Vendors are forbidden from selling on this site.
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You are right Guru Del. Which is why the thread was not deleted as is the norm for a person actually trying to sell stuff. But perhaps I was a little too matter of fact about it...I'll edit it slightly.
I know I'd be interested in hearing about the benefits of using Ti to make intercooler piping.
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I know I'd be interested in hearing about the benefits of using Ti to make intercooler piping.
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i'm not trying to sell anything. i just want to know if there would be anyone interested. the heat disipation properties of Ti are incredible. i welded a 1" section on a .035 3" tube about 4" in length and i was still able to hold on to it. so i welded a 2" more right away and the only hot spot wasin the immediate area. i welded all the way around and it got hot buy i was still able to hold it from the bottom. just for ****s and giggles i blew on it a few times to see if it would cool off and it did. only in that area.
even aluminum doesnt cool that fast. i would think it would benifit as an intercooler pipe set up as they would help cool the charge air. and its damn light and stronger than anything in that wall thickness.
even aluminum doesnt cool that fast. i would think it would benifit as an intercooler pipe set up as they would help cool the charge air. and its damn light and stronger than anything in that wall thickness.
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Strong, but very brittle...I wonder if it would hold up without cracking? I know that even with nearly solid Cusco engine mounts on my WRX, my piping with very active. It would look damn cool though! Welded titanium. How about putting together a Ti IC core? Are we talking trick, or what!
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You do know that Titanium weighs more than aluminum right?
It would have to be very, very thin to be lighter.
Tubing of that diameter would be weak with very thin wall.
It would have to be very, very thin to be lighter.
Tubing of that diameter would be weak with very thin wall.
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Originally posted by Secret Chimp
Please keep in mind that individuals who are not registered Vendors are forbidden from selling on this site.
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so if i were to build Titanium intercooler pipes your saying it will weigh more than aluminum IC pipes of an equivalent wall thickness?
and if i go thinner it would be too weak and the welds would break?
so if i make a .083 wall AL IC pipe and then make the same IC pipe in a .028 or.020 wall Ti tubing you are saying that .028 or .020 will be too weak and and not be the equivalent?
IC pipes are not doing the same work as engine mounts or strut tower braces. the IC pipes are designed for just that, the intercooler air charge passage. its not designed to bare any sort of load besides the hose clamps and mounting brackets....unless you use it as a battery mount or a STB.
Ti is still new to me but i have realized the many beifits of this material. I use all the neccessary techniques to weld this material and DAMN i can throw some *****en welds on this thing!!!
and if i go thinner it would be too weak and the welds would break?
so if i make a .083 wall AL IC pipe and then make the same IC pipe in a .028 or.020 wall Ti tubing you are saying that .028 or .020 will be too weak and and not be the equivalent?
IC pipes are not doing the same work as engine mounts or strut tower braces. the IC pipes are designed for just that, the intercooler air charge passage. its not designed to bare any sort of load besides the hose clamps and mounting brackets....unless you use it as a battery mount or a STB.
Ti is still new to me but i have realized the many beifits of this material. I use all the neccessary techniques to weld this material and DAMN i can throw some *****en welds on this thing!!!
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Originally posted by skibum
You do know that Titanium weighs more than aluminum right?
It would have to be very, very thin to be lighter.
Tubing of that diameter would be weak with very thin wall.
You do know that Titanium weighs more than aluminum right?
It would have to be very, very thin to be lighter.
Tubing of that diameter would be weak with very thin wall.
Keep in mind that I/C pipes do not have any Torsional/lateral loads. Unless you make a solid I/C pipe w/o any couplers and such. (but who would do that!!!)
Material Modulus Yield Point Specific Gravity
Aluminum 10-11 11-59 (4-22 annealed.) 168.5
Steel 30 46-162 490
Titanium 15-16.5 40-120 280
Just my two cents...
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