Should I make Ti IC pipes?
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It would be neat, but that is all. Hell I could eat grilled chiken sandwiches for two or three days and drop the 2lbs.....but I probably won't. It would be just for the bling, BUT, someone would buy it just to say that they have Ti intercooler pipes to go along with their Ti exhaust, header heat shield, etc. It is kind of like JDM,....."yeah, I have a lot of real JDM parts on my Evo, you know that they are better...."
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Originally Posted by MayhemSi
its hard to really get serious about weight in a car that is as fat as the evo is. Instead of counting one or two pounds, just make more power.
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Just so people know, aluminum is actually lighter than titanium for the same amount of material. Where titanium makes sense is in stress locations. In non stress applications like this, aluminum is actually a better material.
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Originally Posted by ovenmit331
then $600 is a lot for just bling
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Just so people know, aluminum is actually lighter than titanium for the same amount of material. Where titanium makes sense is in stress locations. In non stress applications like this, aluminum is actually a better material.
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Given the cash outlay, I'd rather spend the money on a CF hood, remote battery mount, lighter wheels, etc. I guess for pure bling-appeal or those looking for the ultimate in weight savings it might be worthwhile. IMO, this type of upgrade signifies reaching the point of diminishing returns.
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Originally Posted by NOLIMITMOTORS
my stock strut bar weighed in at 7 lbs. my DC sports titanium weighed in at 2 lbs. I saved 5 lbs. I think you'd save prob at least 5 lbs if you did the whole piping kit. And i'd rather see titanium exhaust then piping.
yeah, that was my first thought... if you have a Ti mandrel bender, get some 3" pipe and make a Ti TBE... now we're talking!!
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the stock strut bar is steel tho... beefy steel at that... i also realized those same weight savings... damn the BOX and the dc bar weighed less than the stocker!
but see you can get the ti piping in ADDITION to everything else that saves weight... that's the whole point... the ultimate weight savings...
i would agree the weight isn't gonna be a huge diff between al and ti but the heat rejection will be. people that say they have cold intake pipes after a hard stint don't know that a cold pipe means endothermic interraction. of course your pipe is cold... the air inside is sucking away all the heat and taking it into the engine! not that a warm pipe is gonna be good but you can't measure stuff that way!
but see you can get the ti piping in ADDITION to everything else that saves weight... that's the whole point... the ultimate weight savings...
i would agree the weight isn't gonna be a huge diff between al and ti but the heat rejection will be. people that say they have cold intake pipes after a hard stint don't know that a cold pipe means endothermic interraction. of course your pipe is cold... the air inside is sucking away all the heat and taking it into the engine! not that a warm pipe is gonna be good but you can't measure stuff that way!