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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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IC tube idea

Got my IC and tubes in today also After seeing how flimsy the 6.0 plastic tube is how much pressure can it actually take? I know schedule 40 PVC isn't made for pressure but would it work??? Working with it almost every day it seems alot more sound than the 6.0 tube
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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Never heard of one breaking.....
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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The 6.0 tube or a homemade pvc?
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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6.0 pipe.... I think PVC would hold the pressures but not sure about the engine heat and it certainly wouldn't be eye candy.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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Polished copper might look cool.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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With the tubes I got eye candy is the last on the list, they are pretty rough. The 7.3 tubes are alumiumn and look like someone took a pipe wrench to the one. The alumiumn 6.0 tube has a depression in the one pipe, not sure if it's factory or not. Figured with PVC it can be smoothed and painted.
 
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Polished copper might look cool.
That would look pretty neat! You would probably have them stolen with in the first week for scrap metal though!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 79_250RangerLariat
With the tubes I got eye candy is the last on the list, they are pretty rough. The 7.3 tubes are alumiumn and look like someone took a pipe wrench to the one. The alumiumn 6.0 tube has a depression in the one pipe, not sure if it's factory or not. Figured with PVC it can be smoothed and painted.
The pipes I got were aluminum as well so I just found a friend who would had a SD with steel pipes and just swapped them. Might be worth looking into for you as well.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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I thought about copper as well, got 16' of 3" on the rack right now...but it's almost $25/foot!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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That's a thought, I'll have to call a few people and see if they have steel tubes on their sd's...
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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did we already have the conversation as to where you are located in pa? i may be able to help
 
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I'd be worried about the heat with PVC pipe. Copper would be expensive!
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Ya, pvc sch. 40 will hold 280 psi... at 73 degrees farenheit.
above (i think) 140 Farenheit it will start to melt....
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by c00nhunterjoe
did we already have the conversation as to where you are located in pa? i may be able to help
Yeah, I'm about 4.5 hrs NW Gonna be making a trip to Lancaster and Reading sometime this fall just don't know when. If time's available I'm gonna toss in the sks and see what we can destroy LMAO

"I'd be worried about the heat with PVC pipe. Copper would be expensive!"
I've got enuf pipe, just not the fittings.....sure would look good though!!
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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I've installed the banks twin ram and pipes in a few OBS' with 6.0 coolers. The tubes look nice n clean and are well routed.
 
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