Turbo Piping ?

[SEATCOOBER]

just fitted my laguna intercooler, but am not happy cos i am using some standard pipes. can any one tell me if i shorten them so they are not bending and going all over the engine bay and i find a more direct root for the pipe will if effect turbo temps? cheers!!!!

 

[m0rk]

that is the direct route......

any more direct and you'd be running them through the engine block

 

[gavthelad]

if you followed the fitting guide on here you have done it right mate...

 

[SEATCOOBER]

i have followed the guide but there are better routes for the pipes, but they are shorter routes will this effect my turbo temps much?

 

[roly]

im using the same idea as the LCR on my laguna setup

more direct route and all pipework is the same diameter (couldn't tell you if it works any better/worse than the setup in the fitting guide tho)

 

[SEATCOOBER]

that looks very neat and tidy mate but more complcated than the route im going gonna try ,my shorter route this weekend see if it changes the charge temp i have vag com but i dont know how to use it yet?????????

 

[m0rk]

can you talk us through this route?

I can't see how it could be more direct than it is, or how roly's done.

 

[SEATCOOBER]

from the inlet mani fold down to the right hand side of the cooler as you look at the front of the car not through the subframe gap just directly there with a 90 hose pointin up and may be abit of straight hose, then on the silver tubo pipe straight down to the guide pipin so it does not bend to the left then to the right as the factory hosing does!!!!!!!!!!

 

[roly]

thought my route was pretty simple and one of the most direct routes you'll get

throttle body side has one 90 degree bend straight into cooler

turbo side has 90, 100, 45 & 45 degree bends to cooler

sounds like you're going the same route as mine on the throttle body side, i guess your joining the charge pipe to the hard pipe your running under the car to the other side of the cooler ??

 

[SEATCOOBER]

yes thats the route im takin just gonna join the charge pipe dirctly down to the hard pipe im runnin down the length of the cooler with o few bits of silicon hosing see how it works this weekend, mork have u got pics of you pipes and the routing?????/

 

[SEATCOOBER]

roly have you got picsa of your inlet manafold side?

 

[roly]

only pic i've got to hand is this one

there was one kicking about in the snetterton thread (may be on the video) of the front end off which may give a better view

 

[roly]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3115723856441112187

snetterton video link (shows car without intercooler but you can just about make out the inlet/outlet pipes)

 

[SEATCOOBER]

where did you get your pipe work done and know of any places to get some cheap stainless pipe from, dont want welds need bends cos they look better? people say ebay but i cant find any!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[roly]

i've got a man in the trade that does all my fabricating and specialist stuff

 

[SEATCOOBER]

how do i upload photos ive finnished my fmic see what you think?

 

[wazo]

how do i upload photos ive finnished my fmic see what you think?

use a host such as image shack or send them to my email add and ill host them for you

 

[SEATCOOBER]

how do i send then to your email sorry mate im **** with puters

 

[Fl@pper]

where did you get your pipe work done and know of any places to get some cheap stainless pipe from, dont want welds need bends cos they look better? people say ebay but i cant find any!!!!!!!!!!!

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...=1&from=R8&satitle=stainless+bends&category0=

 

[SEATCOOBER]

how do you edit your profile 2 want to put my mods up and a few pics and tha!