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I was going to finish my turbo kit by buying SF Intercooler and SF Intercooler piping (got the rest of the SF pieces already). But I don't feel like waiting for 3 months or more for it. I want to ask these with SF turbo kit or these with custom tubro.
What size of Intercooler and what angel of piping did you use. I was thinking about using 29x6x3 Spearco Intercooler. I am not to sure about piping. Does anyone know what kinda of piece I need.

Maybe something like this???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33742

Btw: It is for 01 Civic LX.
I know ImportRacer2123 is working for his EX, but no one try a LX?????

 
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LX is easy man NO AC

 
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LX has AC. I think DX doesn't have it.

*Correct me if I am wrong.

 
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i have lx and i have ac....tell me how it goes...did u covert to ex exhaust or are u gettin rid of ur cat?

 
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ummm DX has ac...cause i have a dx and ac....

 
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just run it through your windshield washer reservoir.

 
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someone show me a pic of the piping going thru the resi. then i'll believe it.

 
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^^^ me too

 
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You have to remove it. Boosted2k2 did this too.

 
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ill have the picture for you, but its gonna be a couple months before i have the cash to get everything i need for the kit.

 
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soo anyone know what angel is pipes do I need?????

 
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just have the pipes bent at a shop. that is the best way to get it done. there is no set angle to bend them. it is different for every setup.

 
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you and me both

 
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Boosted2k2 has it run thru the resivior, and he said it will only route that way if you don;t have ABS. if you do then the module will get in the way.

 
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True... thats why I made mine go under my Intercooler back to the passengers side...

 
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Yes, i ran my piping thru where the windshield washing resevior is..i have an LX. You can go the other side but i decided not to, the space in between the battery is really tight. I used mandrel bent steel U bends from Jegs, the same piping that Importracer2123 used. It works very well. My intercooler is 32"x6"x2" IF you know anyone who can cut and weld steel then this is the way to go, its a lot cheaper. You can also go aluminum but its more money. Its up to you. They sell U and J shaped steel and aluminum bends

 
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^32 for length seems really really long! How did it fit in there? I was thinking of going with an 18X6X3, but it might be too small. Let me know how well it fits, and how much cutting you had to do.

 
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The HKS intercooler that Dezod is using in his turbo kit is 5" H x 15.7" W x 2.5" D and that supports up to 400HP. If you are going to be using an 18x6x3 intercooler you will be just fine.

 
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^yah i guess thats true...I just see soo many huge intercoolers around sometimes! But someone else said that bigger isnt always better!

 
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Fu.ck there is no way that in a week when i pipe up my IC piping that I am running it long ways again under the IC back to passenger side!!!! It's been done many times before going through on the drivers side without losing A/C... I'll have it done... and i WILL TAKE PICS...

 
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Well as far as the ebay pipes that's a good price
I got all those bends with couplers and clamps for that price..shipped!
Only thing i didn't get was the straight ones.
All you need is a Dremel tool to cut them and do the measuring your self

 
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watched ur new videos too... SPeedracer.... plan on putting on an intake filter soon??? lol

 
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Why is everyone so hype about running the charge piping through both sides? Is a conformity issue? Obsessive compulsive? I understand how much easier flow would be and routing would be, but hey life is like a box of chocolates......

There are MEGA HP cars that route all the piping on one side. Huge Kit manufacturers that do the same. Sometimes vehicle designs limit this, which is the case here. Obviously, if it could have been done with ease, it would have been now. We should just be glad that we even have room for turbo at all.

 
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dude... some people... like myself are perfectionists... and when it comes to a perfectionist's car, everything must be right and how THEY want it and how they see it fit to be... trust me i've seen it done before on an EX without losing A/C, P/S, or ABS... it has been done... i just gotta find out again what had to be modified for this to work...

 
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dezod do you know anywhere to get a top and bottom IC like the SF one? any dealers you know? i would rather have an IC in that set up than have that long pipe hanging under and gettting bent.

 
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You can still utilize a single outlet/side I/C doing it either way. I kinda see where your coming from, but without firm conviction or proof, I wouldn't loose sleep over it. Besides our driver side of our engine bay is so cramped, I don't believe it unless I see it for my self with the bumper cover off and with my own 2 eyes.

 
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It must be a vertical core, which genrally are more expensive. If you use a horizontal core that way, your gonna get severe pressure loss. I can get you a Spearco vertical core with end tanks how your describing, but you'll pay around $900 or so for it as a forewarning.

I already evaluated it for the kit, but ruled it out due to cost.

 
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yea i understand where ur coming from as well on this... but i have seen it with my own two eyes... going in and working perfectly... just have to find that member again.... lol i'm not loosing sleep over it yet either... just wanna find out how they did it soon... lemme know on that 3" piping too

 
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Dezod,what stratagey are you using for tackling this issue with the kit your making?

 
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The same routing used for the Skyline GTR. With the use of a smaller core, you have less probability of having issues. I figure if it is good enough for that car, it is more than adequite for ours.