what charge pipe are people using..

[Reuvers]

btw, I think the link you posted refers to entire length. so 2 legs.

and as I said, its enough!

look at pic below, and you will clearly see that it used to be 3 bends of 90 degrees that I welded together. its long enough trust me!

Edit: i swear if you lived in Netherlands I would make you one, just to show you it fits lol

 

[karls cupra]

just been out with a tape measuer and 400mm 16" from wing to back of engine will be fine and same from side to turbo will be good.. an sorry to be a pain but from the center of where it joins the turbo or as near as to the first bend by wing whats the lenght of your one and from back of engine to front please mate that will be cool..

 

[Reuvers]

karl...you not really much of a 'do'er' are you...?

but alright, here I go again

first picture, turbo to end of rocker cover, is about 32mm when you measure from the point where the bend starts to slope.

second picture shows from bend behind rocker cover to bend, where pipe goes into wing

this is about 35mm.

Please note that you should not cut these measurements and then fit.

buy 3 bends and go measure! shouldn't take long at all!

 

[karls cupra]

cheers mate i will look for some bends with about 200mm legs maybe a little less as its better to have too much than not enough mate but thats a great help as i worked it out to be around the 400mm mark from one end to the other so 350mm and 320mm not too far off but yeah ill get the bends and play around with them see how i get on but thanks again your a great help mate

 

[Reuvers]

you're welcome karl.

this is one of these times that you should just get the bends and try it yourself. you'll see it works out

 

[karls cupra]

think thats what im going to do and lucky my mate is a fabricator an welder so a pint for him to cut and join the bits together for me i think ..

 

[cuprachrissy]

lucky my mate is a fabricator an welder so a pint for him to cut and join the bits together for me i think ..

lucky git lol

 

[cuprachrissy]

this has been a long ass thread, hope it helps people though when they go down this route.

 

[karls cupra]

yeah mate i get my coilovers tommrrow ready to fit them saturday but will need to take the intercooler off and put the oe one on as pipe work runs under the car and i want it low .. this is the reason i want to change my pipe work route so i dont rip it off cause the cars too low ..

 

[cuprachrissy]

what coilovers you got then mate?

 

[karls cupra]

jamex ones cheap and brand new only paying 226 for them i am getting them picked up tommrrow..

 

[cuprachrissy]

jamex ones cheap and brand new only paying 226 for them i am getting them picked up tommrrow..

bloody hell that is cheap. they fall off a back of a lorry?! lol. ive got weitec hicon gt's on my car abd it is slammed, need to do this pipework asap. if you were down the road you could get your mate to pop round mine and do some welding!

 

[karls cupra]

paying trade for them got a few contacts from my old job at motor world and if my mate dose my pipe work ok i might see if he can do some others and maybe you could just pay for postage or some thing to send them to me and back when its done ...

 

[cuprachrissy]

paying trade for them got a few contacts from my old job at motor world and if my mate dose my pipe work ok i might see if he can do some others and maybe you could just pay for postage or some thing to send them to me and back when its done ...

ooooo i like, when do you think he will be doing this for you? want 2 try n give it a go myself but if you can u would be a legend!

 

[cuprachrissy]

o and my mate goes to uni down in portsmouth so could make an excuse to go down and see him (any excuse for a knees up lol)

 

[karls cupra]

were very good friends mate if not i work next door to a fabricators and welders building i know they will do it and thats where my mate used to work so i know the guys there..

 

[cuprachrissy]

were very good friends mate if not i work next door to a fabricators and welders building i know they will do it and thats where my mate used to work so i know the guys there..

sweet let me know, ive got two weeks off work coming up from the 3rd of april till the 20th, ill drive down if need be.

 

[karls cupra]

yeah if you measure it and mark it where its needs to be cut and then just need to weld it we should be ok mate

 

[cuprachrissy]

yeah if you measure it and mark it where its needs to be cut and then just need to weld it we should be ok mate

well ive just ordered one of these to see if its ok, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5-64mm-ALU-...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318 ill let you know when i get it.

 

[krisbutler02]

my charge pipe