Aluminum vs Steel IC pipes.
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A new option ....
I can get all of the I/C pipes from FM for ~300 + shipping. That will be a little more expensive than getting my I/C piping in aluminum w couplers from CXracing (if they'd answer their email).
Time is an issue for me. I've got another kid on the way at the end of April, so if I want to spend any time driving the car this year, I've got to get this thing running before the baby is born.
I'm nearly ready to pull the trigger ...
I can get all of the I/C pipes from FM for ~300 + shipping. That will be a little more expensive than getting my I/C piping in aluminum w couplers from CXracing (if they'd answer their email).
Time is an issue for me. I've got another kid on the way at the end of April, so if I want to spend any time driving the car this year, I've got to get this thing running before the baby is born.
I'm nearly ready to pull the trigger ...
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$300 is 3x more expensive than the ebay kit. Plus shipping. It took me less than an hour to do my hot side pipe. That included disassembly of the old setup. My pipes showed up about 5 biz days after the purchase - that's west coast to east coast. I just don't see the project taking that much time, nor the FM stuff saving that much time.
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$300 is 3x more expensive than the ebay kit. Plus shipping. It took me less than an hour to do my hot side pipe. That included disassembly of the old setup. My pipes showed up about 5 biz days after the purchase - that's west coast to east coast. I just don't see the project taking that much time, nor the FM stuff saving that much time.
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$300 is 3x more expensive than the ebay kit. Plus shipping. It took me less than an hour to do my hot side pipe. That included disassembly of the old setup. My pipes showed up about 5 biz days after the purchase - that's west coast to east coast. I just don't see the project taking that much time, nor the FM stuff saving that much time.
When I got my I/C from CXracing it took about 3 weeks to get here, I assume the pipe kit would be the same.
CXRacing has till monday to respond to my inquiry on shipping. We'll see what happens then. They charged me ~35 to ship my I/C, but if you go through their ebay store they want $70 per pipe kit.
Through their website each kit is about $120, and I think the reducers I want will be about $15. Before shipping price would be $255. Even if I recoup $50-75 on selling the left over bits the difference is only about $100 before shipping compared to the FM parts. I would still have to purchase pipe and bungs for the cold side in steel. Granted that'll be pretty cheap.
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