I like it... I like it a lot

 

That core is still aluminum. Consider the heat transfer properties of carbon vs aluminum ... this setup is basically ideal. You get great heat transfer where it counts (the core) and much less heat absorption in the pipes.

My only question is what other material is in the pipes? It looks like carbon laid over silicon piping.

 

and the point of cf ic piping would be?

 

+1
I'm wondering the same thing because I don't want silicon piping in any of my lower or upper ICP...

 

i think its awesome looking

but how much do you think something like that would be?

 

I kinda like them lol. i dont think id ever run them but im not going to look down on them. Props to cobb for trying something new!

 

from what Cobb says they are 100% CF

 

I would be concerned w torqueing tbolts and cracking the ends

 

Damn then that's really interesting..... I just went to their website and they got no info about them

If it was 100% CF I would also be concerned with over tightening clamps. I know of a friend who bent aluminum tubes because he tightened them to tight... With that said, if they were 100% CF they would be easy to crack...... Right???

 

its all carbon... someone already said how it was made in this thread and they are right on. its just a carbon sleeve that is put over a mandrel, autoclaved, and walla! the carbon fiber "sock" is what it is called i beleive. i saw carbon endtanks and IC piping on a formula SAE car from helsinki finland a couple years back and asked them all about it the carbon sock isn't to expensive, and i've considered doing it for evo pipes but i just don't think there is a big enough market for carbon pipes for an evo. its to expensive for to small of a gain.

 

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While that may be true, I still would love to know how much it would cost me to have my car in CF piping. I would go with it since my car has tons of CF on it...

 

that i/c looks hottt!!!

 

CF junkies are going to be all over this whether or not it is an improvement. IC piping is somewhat expensive already.

What's next? A CF engine block? lol

 

The material inside is front the manufacturing process it is just "sand". It can be just knocked out. If they were produced for the public they would not be made this way.

If there is more interest in this from the evo market I am sure they would produce it before the subaru stuff

As far as strenght I would not worry they are very strong. You would have to OVERtighten them greatly to crack them. I used to build fiberglass sub boxes and while still being very thin you could lower a car on it like a jack stand and it wouldn't break.

Ben

 

Wow that looks amazing. And CF transfers way less heat than steel or aluminum so perfect for IC piping. I can think of one problem, you can't really drill and tap CF to install meth nozzles or IAT sensors.