Question about intercooler hoses

[Ada7]

I\'ve been playing around under my bonnet today fitting a new Greddy elbow and then trying to link up the pipes to the intercooler. I have a XSpower intercooler set up on a v-mount.
The extra pipe i got with the elbow is to long to join up....



...so i\'m going to get some other hose (a 90 degree hose reducer) and a small lengh of pipe. to join it like this...



Is the outlet on the intercooler smaller than the elbow... would i need a reducer? If so, what size would i need?
I would go out and measure it all now but it night time and i\'m scared of the dark :rollin

Adam

[m1tch]

You can get a 90 degree reducer elbow (in blue) and then attach some straight pipe to the compression tube you just need to measure what the diameter is

[Ada7]

Ok, maybe that wasn\'t so clear then (did make a meal out of asking an easy question :p) I want to know what diameter they are so i know what to order

Adam

[batman]

i see you battery is in the standard location have you re alained your rad or is that still in the same position too ?

[Brett]

Moved to technical section :wave

[Ada7]

i see you battery is in the standard location have you re alained your rad or is that still in the same position too ?

No the rad is now under the intercooler. I didn\'t do the work for the V-mount, was like it when i bought the car but is very well done

Adam

[najiru]

If you want rid of that extra pipe, I could give it a good home

[Ada7]

I\'ll put you first on the list
I think i wont be using it in the end so one i know what i need and dont need i\'ll get back to you. Will probably come with the blue Greedy hoses to as i\'m going red

Adam

[neil_jdmr]

What a great idea for the XS smic, Any idea whether this improves on the efficiency of the ic as i know this ic in smic form gets mixed reviews.

[najiru]

Nice, I\'m going with blue! Just drop me a pm

[Ada7]

Neil, i dont no if it helps on the efficiency of it as it was already set up like this when i bought the car. Maybe some one who has the same intercooler but in a normal mount can help answer that

Will PM you najiru when i\'ve got it all sorted

Adam

[Nik da Greek]

Hey, there, chap! Dunno if you can get Superflex wire reinforced silicone pipe in a big enough diameter, but that would make it a lot easier gatting the bends from the IC to the elbow smooth and uniform than getting 90` elbows and trying to get them to make the right bend? I guess you\'d still need a reducer section as well, but it may be worth considering.

Also, if you\'d like a shiny ally hardpipe for the top intake hose circled in your purloined pic here, I\'ve a spare one you\'re welcome to have? Since you\'re putting in nice silicone red joiners, it\'d be easy to bung on, at least!

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[Ada7]

One step ahead of you Nik with the shiney induction pipe.... but thanks anyway.



Do you have a link or anything for the superflex pipes?

Next week i\'m going to start taking of the engine bits to polish them. Plenum, TB, crossover pipe etc :D

Adam

[JohnP]

Nik da Greek : still got the shiny induction pipe going spare? and will it rig up ok with a HKS induction setup?

[Nik da Greek]

Oh yeah, looks nice, doesn\'t it! What a good idea of mine!:Giggle

I\'ll have a rummage for Supeflex pipe links, hang about....

John P, yeah, still got it! It\'s identical-looking to the nice shiny one in that photo Adam\'s just put up, so I imagine it\'d fit with HKS filters, but I\'m not 100%. It fits with my Apexis, and also  clearly fits Ada\'s Blitz, so should be fine. I\'ve only got the top pipe, though, the bottom bendy one I had didnt line up too well, so I had to buy another set and furkle  them together with a bit of persuasion and an Irish screwdriver lol to make one good one, hence the spare top pipe.