what do you guys think of the feasability of using fiberglass for intercooler piping. I was thinking maybe just the bends. I just think it would be interesting, and maybe a good way to get around wierd bends and spaces. Plus, you can sand and paint or whatever and it would look really good.
You could even fiberglass up a cool airbox or something.
Any ideas on the issues like heat, oil in piping, strength in boost, etc...
I dont know I think it may may melt then it connects to the turbo, but then again I think you can get different types of resin that with stands the heat. It would be cool to have. One question though does it decipitate heat as well as aluminum? actually do you want it to retain heat or decipitate? I know aluminum is good for intercooler piping
i did a few tests a while ago with the propane torch and id say its good up to about 400F and it didnt really melt or anything just burned. it sounds like a pretty good idea to me. i think it would be strong enough as long as you do it pretty thick. i could probably calculate how strong it needs to be with the physics stuff ive learned. if you want to try it sometime im in. ive been thinking about changing my intercooler pipes anyway.
oh in the H-T forum theres a thread on someone making a Carbon Fiber hood and he did something called vaccuum bagging. I dont kow what it is exactly, but from what its called I'm guessing you use a vaccuum bag to get the resin to dry smooth. Maybe you guys can do something like this with the pipes to get a smooth finish.
quote: Originally posted by: Viet "oh in the H-T forum theres a thread on someone making a Carbon Fiber hood and he did something called vaccuum bagging. I dont kow what it is exactly, but from what its called I'm guessing you use a vaccuum bag to get the resin to dry smooth. Maybe you guys can do something like this with the pipes to get a smooth finish. "
nah vacuum bagging is done to get the resin to saturate the cloth at just the right amount and evenly throughout. you want the resin to saturate the cloth fully but not any excess because that makes a pooled spot of resin which makes it weak in that area. so you put the cloth on the mold then put the bag on and the bag sucks the air out so it pulls the resin in and also squeezes the staurated cloth so theres no excess resin. you still need to put a sanding coat on top of this with a brush so it doesnt really make the finish smooth but it does make a clean and strong part.
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