stupid ? of the day...back to square one(Intercooler piping)
 

Just out of curiosity could flex exaust piping be used for intercooler piping, i notice its alot lighter than most exaust piping ...but can flex it what ever position you want it...I figure for 7 pounds of boost it should hold up with minamal issue...but then again I need a flippen review pf everything...:)

Flex exahaust piping should not be used. Its hardly air tight if even at all and it looks like shit.

ha That ansewers it, Stupid idiots around this area are retard! , this one guy even said to use the hard exaust piping.

Hard piping is fine.

really?
like what they sell in autozone and what not?

You can but please don't. There are plenty of online retailer that offer mandrel bent piping that is very affordable. Not crimp bent aluminized bullshit.

not to be a ass, or annoying , but could you maybe give me a link , I dont remember where to start looking?

www.atpturbo.com (I offer a discount)
www.burnsstainless.com
www.acestainless.com
http://stores.channeladvisor.com/verociousmotorsports/

https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/sh...iy+intercooler

this will help as well.

I appreciate it. this helps... big time :P What would I do without u guys lol

kick people

Sorry for the n00b request, but could someone link some info about this Stripe's kit I hear so much about? I know it has to be on here somewhere, it's just been such a busy week already...

I stil plan on using the saab ic, What length and width piping do I need so i Can buy the nessecery peices

look up. its on every page.

i would copy every on the post i gave you but mount the intercooler like below if there is enough room.

ight will do

Ooh, that kit. Sure looks pretty, now if I could find someone to loan me that $550... So, at the moment, I'm planning to use my 1G Eclipse IC, but I wasn't sure if there is any real benefit to running the pipes below the radiator instead of above. I've seen both types linked on this site. Surely one could run larger pipes underneath, but my inlets are pretty small anyway.

There's no reason to run pipes under the radiator. Unless you have crazy outlets, it's fairly dangerous to do so, I'd never want pipes to stick down that low, or to sit against the radiator and heat up.

The benefit of running them above is to reduce the extra throttled volume created from lots of piping.

Hmm, good call. Exactly what I was thinking, but why then are both Stripe's and Jim's kits routed underneath? I figure the holes on either side of the hood latch may have to be enlarged a bit, though eastcoast didn't seem to have any problems here. Other than that, you'd think the benefits would outweigh any difficulty.

My kit is routed around the radiator rather than underneath;)

Ah, touche'. So, why around the lower radiator then? Is it just easier to build a drop kit? Oh, and I apologize for the previous butchery of your username. Stripes' sounds better anyway...

Piping is also really cheap on ebay.

I also sell tubing if anyone is in need. I have done enough business that I can now get steel and or stainless from 1.5"-3.0" from straight to any bend you want.
-Michael-

Man get a ebay intercooler with side inlet/outlets it'll make your routing so much easier compared to that setup.
Pretty cheap and it will make your life alot easier.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-F...59130952QQrdZ1

when you're all done with your kit you'll probably spend as much as stripes kit, and i have a feeling your hardware won't be as of such high quality.

Yes. I built this kit to fit a stock Miata and stock Greddy kit with little to no modification to your car. Intercooler pipes can be run over the radiator, but you will need to modify your hood and radiator for pipe clearance.

Don't worry about my username, it's a stupid name anyway.

do you have a kit to work with a starion ic? I have the ic, but need the piping.

Resolution
 

Well, I've both read and heard a lot of excellent info over the past couple of days, but just wanted to thank you guys for the help. I think I may just have a friend bend some pipe for my Eclipse IC, y'know, just 'cause I have to be different...:bigtu:

For my IC piping I used flannel sheets. They are super air tight.

i used coolant hose and metal exhaust bends to do a working modle and then had a 1 peice setup made from that at the local muffler shop, i seen a BMW at a autoX that used resined flanel cotton for an airbox it was weird but worked

No, the Starion intercooler will not work with my pipes. In all honesty, I think you would be better off selling your intercooler and picking up a cheap eBay bar and plate intercooler for under a 100 dollars. I've driven two Greddy miatas with Starion intercoolers and then replaced them with my kit. There was a huge difference in performance. Spool up time was greatly improved and in both cases the new intercooler produced more power. New intercoolers have become affordable over the past year and I see no reason to strangle your turbo with older technology.

You could copy Jim's setup with about 15mins of work.