# Is the intercooler piping on my sr'd 180sx aluminum or steel
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [November 26, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182 "2006-11-26T01:53:51Z")
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### Author:  [@Vuko911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vuko911)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/1 "2006-11-26T01:53:51Z")
i am getting an hks bov ssqv and would like to know if i should order the steel or the aluminum flange 🙂
thanks,
Justin
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### Author:  [@Garret\_Volden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garret_Volden)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/2 "2006-11-26T01:56:57Z")
> [@Vuko911](#):
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> i am getting an hks bov ssqv and would like to know if i should order the steel or the aluminum flange 🙂
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> thanks,
> Justin
just get aluminium
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### Author:  [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/3 "2006-11-26T01:57:55Z")
Is it stock piping? If it is then it’s steel.
If it’s aftermarket put a magnet to it, if it sticks it’s mild steel. If it doesn’t, it’s stainless or aluminum. You should be able to tell just by weight then whether it’s Al or SS.
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### Author:  [@Vuko911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vuko911)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/4 "2006-11-26T11:21:22Z")
yes, it is stock piping… so i assume i need to get a steel flange right? 🙂 do most people mount their bov on that one straight pipe closest to the turbo (the one that runs horisontal beside the engine)? where is the stock bov so i can cap it off?
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/5 "2006-11-26T12:46:17Z")
That place for the bov will work fine
The factory bov is under the left hand side splashguard, just infront of the front wheel.
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### Author:  [@Vuko911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vuko911)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/6 "2006-11-26T15:09:22Z")
thanks guys, got teh 2" steel flange and teh hks bov on its way 😃
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### Author:  [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-the-intercooler-piping-on-my-srd-180sx-aluminum-or-steel/145182/7 "2006-11-26T15:11:03Z")
No prob. Why not introduce yourself in the into section and post some pics of your car.