# Intercooler Piping....
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [July 29, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895 "2006-07-29T15:35:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/21 "2006-07-31T17:32:06Z")
you can always tack weld with MIG then take it and have it TIG welded. the time consuming part is fitting it up
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### Author:  [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/22 "2006-07-31T17:36:19Z")
There need not be any debate over theories of intercooler piping. My logic is undenyable. We where speakin in general terms before, but to elaborate more specifically: Insulation of intercooler piping in areas that the ambient, and or radiant, temps would be greater than that of the charge in the pipe would be beneficial. Any other areas, you are being counter productive. On the whole, your charge piping would be more effecient made out of aluminum. If you wanted to get an engineer involved, and fuck everything up, you could make a very extravagent and elaborate charge piping system, that would maybe net you 1hp.
Stainless can be MIGed, but few locals stock stainless MIG wire. MIGing with ER70 wire is possible, but longevity will be an issue. We use TIG for all stainless. I only backpurge for headers though. It is the only place that nessitates its. Else where is nice to do, but an unneeded expence. Just make sure there are no “sugar” crystals that are going to come loose into your engine.
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/23 "2006-07-31T17:57:50Z")
so, you do need special stainless wire for the mig? I can’t even remember what I have… like regular-old mig wire, whatever it is… i can look tomorrow.
If i have to buy wire, can I just get a lil spool of it for whenever I need it?
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### Author:  [@Locus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locus)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/24 "2006-07-31T18:08:51Z")
helpful stuff:
[http://www.lincolnelectric.com/knowledge/articles/content/selectingmig.asp](http://www.lincolnelectric.com/knowledge/articles/content/selectingmig.asp)
also, be careful with the whole flux core vs. gas shielded thing. flux core wire will work in a gas shielded mig welder, but it’s messy as all hell. and mind the wire size, make sure you check out what’ll fit your welder.
this stuff will work for stainless:
[http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/71TGS0xx02.html](http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/71TGS0xx02.html)
this is good for aluminum:
[http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/40430xx01.html](http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/40430xx01.html)
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### Author:  [@rc000e](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rc000e)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/25 "2006-07-31T19:27:04Z")
> [@Domination](#):
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> Insulation of intercooler piping in areas that the ambient, and or radiant, temps would be greater than that of the charge in the pipe would be beneficial.
I.E. the underhood of an alltrac…agreed.
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### Author:  [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/26 "2006-07-31T21:45:43Z")
I was just fuckin with ya.
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### Author:  [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/27 "2006-07-31T21:48:30Z")
I need to replace my mild steel pipes with some nice stainless ones. So who wants to do it?? huh huh???
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### Author:  [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/28 "2006-07-31T21:52:37Z")
oh and, I wouldn’t use the E71T for stainless. Use the 308.
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### Author:  [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/29 "2006-08-01T05:17:19Z")
jeff at first try did a awsome job on my intercooler pipiing for my turbo ta
swing down and take a look its all on the huakana shelf
ready to be installed
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/30 "2006-08-01T06:24:10Z")
nice, good info up there!
So the general consencis about wrapping is to NOT do it?
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### Author:  [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/31 "2006-08-01T09:42:14Z")
For radiant heat, make an air gap blocker. For ambient heat, wrap.
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### Author:  [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2006, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/32 "2006-08-01T11:48:20Z")
I run all aluminum
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### Author:  [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/33 "2006-08-01T11:54:43Z")
> [@SP71Supra](#):
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> I run all aluminum
what cars in ur avatar?:kekegay: thanks for the help last week:bigthumb:
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### Author:  [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2006, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/34 "2006-08-01T11:57:25Z")
> [@pewterss](#):
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> what cars in ur avatar?:kekegay: thanks for the help last week:bigthumb:
Its some dudes that I stotle off of supraforums… I dont really own a supra, just a rod as a paper weight, you should try one out of the 1st LS1… they work great!
No problem dude… im up for it all over again, hopefully I can paint the next car, so at least I can put my name on it!
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2006, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/35 "2006-08-12T09:16:21Z")
so, another question…
I have a cool side charge pipe going past the manifold… do you wrap the header? wrap the charge pipe? both? make a ghey heat sheild?
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/36 "2006-08-18T09:14:35Z")
ttt hoes
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### Author:  [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2006, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/37 "2006-08-18T10:09:14Z")
> [@OCC Paul Sr's H2](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/occ-paul-srs-h2/23638/6):
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> so, another question…
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> I have a cool side charge pipe going past the manifold… do you wrap the header? wrap the charge pipe? both? make a ghey heat sheild?
well looks like youll never finish it and end up selling the car.
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/38 "2006-08-18T10:44:22Z")
listen up h8tr… its almost done, my couplers will be in tomorra!
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### Author:  [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/39 "2006-08-18T10:45:12Z")
lol… Ill come check it out sometime…
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### Author:  [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intercooler-piping/183895/40 "2006-08-18T11:02:29Z")
ya… i’ll probalby still be weaving my own heat wrap out of egyption camel hair
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