bending your own ICP?

[roll hard 95]

would this work?
i have a friend that works at an exhasut shop, could we mandrel bend ICP? go buy all the fittings to mount the piping, and mount my BOV?
Just curious, new to turbos and looking for pro's and con's in doing such a task. thanks

 

[crazyjoe]

Try www.vfaq.com, there's actually *gasp* an article on doing just that.

 

[wastefuldreamer]

i used a 90° bend and a 45° bend and it worked fine.

 

[ChicagoGSX]

Most exhaust shops don't have mandrel benders so you'll have to buy prebent pieces like suggested.

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

Just make sure its Mandrel bent and not crushed...

 

[roll hard 95]

word, good to know and save$. he does have a mandrel compression machine so i know i can bend em right. Also how did you finish them after? and how did you mount yer BOV?
thanks

 

[dave99gst]

<guess> weld a bov flange to the uicp ?

 

[droptopgst]

will it really mess up your hp gains if it is not mandrel bent? i found a guy that will make my icp for my front mount for $50. thinking about doing it.

 

[PropXprt]

I dont think it would mess up anything being press bent, because part of the stock uicp is pressbent, pressbent just doesnt flow as good as mandrel, as long as the bend doesnt restrict airflow more than the stock piping you should be alright.