2inch hard pipe

[The Devils Own Chariot]

I have this aluminum 2" hard pipe for a stock turbo and intercooler. I have been to many exhaust places and they say they can't bend it. They say that they will just crimp it in half. I would be nice to get it on a mandrel bender but there is none in the area. I know RPM sells one but its for $85!!!!!! Am I wasting my time with this?

 

[sytyguy]

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Any local race shops? One of our local guys that builds cages has a mandrel bender. You may be able to find a local fabricator that has one.

Just a thought.....hard to believe there are no mandrel bending exhaust shops in the area. I live in a town with a population of 382 (over 97 square miles) and we have 2 shops that mandrel bend.

Hood

 

[turbodig]

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I have this aluminum 2" hard pipe for a stock turbo and intercooler. I have been to many exhaust places and they say they can't bend it. They say that they will just crimp it in half. I would be nice to get it on a mandrel bender but there is none in the area. I know RPM sells one but its for $85!!!!!! Am I wasting my time with this?

Option B: Go to an auto parts store, and find a chunk of 2" radiator hose with a 90 or near 90 bend. Much smoother than stock, and mine's held up for 13 years now.

Cheap, easy, and less fabrication. A knife and a screwdriver are the only tools you need.

 

[turbodig]

Re: 2inch hard pipe

Any local race shops? One of our local guys that builds cages has a mandrel bender. You may be able to find a local fabricator that has one.

Just a thought.....hard to believe there are no mandrel bending exhaust shops in the area. I live in a town with a population of 382 (over 97 square miles) and we have 2 shops that mandrel bend.

Hood

Yeah, but that's NASCAR country.

We're lucky if we can find people that weld.

 

[sytyguy]

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Option B: Go to an auto parts store, and find a chunk of 2" radiator hose with a 90 or near 90 bend. Much smoother than stock, and mine's held up for 13 years now.

Cheap, easy, and less fabrication. A knife and a screwdriver are the only tools you need.

Agreed. Here are two hoses that most stores would have in stock. Can't remember what they fit, but anyone with a pulse should be able to cross these numbers.

Gates 20046 - 2" sloping 90 deg bend for stock style turbos
Gates 20957 - 2" sharp 90 deg bend for larger turbos (like the ATR ones that sit higher)

HTHs

Hood

 

[sytyguy]

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Yeah, but that's NASCAR country.

We're lucky if we can find people that weld.

Yeah, but this Nascar country is of the school that hvac piping and rubber cement will make an exhaust.:rotf:

Hood

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

Re: 2inch hard pipe

Option B: Go to an auto parts store, and find a chunk of 2" radiator hose with a 90 or near 90 bend. Much smoother than stock, and mine's held up for 13 years now.

Cheap, easy, and less fabrication. A knife and a screwdriver are the only tools you need.

Yeah, that option would not be a bad idea but if you didnt see I have a BOV flange in the picture . Ha ha. I think I would rather just get the pipe bent with the flange welded on it.

 

[MikeRenz]

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or buy a mandrel bent pipe. You can buy one 180 degree U bend for cheap...and get 2 pipes out of it.

 

[SyTyJedi]

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IMO the best way to do this is 2 x 45* 2" silicone couplers, points the pipe straight at the IC.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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or buy a mandrel bent pipe. You can buy one 180 degree U bend for cheap...and get 2 pipes out of it.

Thats a good idea.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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IMO the best way to do this is 2 x 45* 2" silicone couplers, points the pipe straight at the IC.

Another great idea. :tup:

 

[Opleezz]

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You can drive up to the cities and im sure there is places up here that will do it.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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Well guys here is what I ended up with. I'm adding pictures because it might be helpful to someone else to see if they want to go this route.

I used an exhaust hanger to hold the air filter where I wanted it and so its not just moving around all over the place. The bottom pic shows it the best.

 

[MikeRenz]

Re: 2inch hard pipe

are you going to drill/tap that pipe so you can affix the pcv hose to it?

 

[turbodig]

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Well guys here is what I ended up with. I'm adding pictures because it might be helpful to someone else to see if they want to go this route.

I used an exhaust hanger to hold the air filter where I wanted it and so its not just moving around all over the place. The bottom pic shows it the best.

Did you put a bead around the openings of the steel pipe? If you don't, the hoses will pop off under boost.

 

[ghettosled]

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the problem isnt just finding a mandrel bender, it's finding someone with a die who can bend 2" aluminum on a 2" centerline radius. Any larger radius, and there is no room to tighten the t bolt clamps on the turbo side, especially after you put a bead roll on it. Cheapest way would obviously be rubber, then followed by mild steel. Anything with a larger radius will just pop off, and it would be impossible to bead roll.

 

[Raist103]

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local place "mufflex" they have a web site does it they did a 2.5" one for jeffs ty for like 20-25 bucks and bead rolled it. for a front mount ic not the upper ic but they should be the same bend.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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No I didnt bead roll it. Thats a good idea. I was runing 15 psi and it didnt come off. But after I get my devil's own kit and run 20+ psi Im sure the bead roll with come in handy.

 

[The Devils Own Chariot]

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are you going to drill/tap that pipe so you can affix the pcv hose to it?

Yeah Im going to try that. I was thinking about using a T connector and putting the other pvc hose from the driver side vale cover in line with the other.

 

[_chR!s_]

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2 inch hard pipe eh?!