Has anyone seen these?! I'm suppose no anyone else took pictures of this at SEMA...... well anyways Cobb is thinking about making Carbon Fiber intercooler piping and endtanks!! and they are real carbon fiber not just a wrap!.... the sad part.... its for the WRX



















Here's the thread on Nasioc
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1381562




Where's the Evo love? hahaha
Whatch ya all think?

 

Carbon fiber piping is actually pretty easy to make. You take a two piece alluminum female mold, then place a pair of carbon fiber sleeves around an inflateable mandrel (surgical tubing). place the pair inside the female mold, inflate the surgical tubing and let cure. deflate the tubing, split the alluminum mold, and pull your part.

I used to make carbon fiber waterski handles the same way. $5 in materials, and a $100 final product to sell.

 

They look pretty sick wonder how well they hold up to the boost abuse.

 

yeah looks great but what about the durability........LOL

 

Thats too blinging for my DD.

 

that's sexy!!! Well, of course it's for WRX, COBB is a Subaru tuning CO. they'll always take care of Subiedude first.

 

Carbon fiber would hold boost no problem. In tube form, the pressure is tensile loaded. In tensile strength, carbon fiber is stronger than steel.

 

That look like a nice peice to have on the ride.

 

Agreed, CF only "shatters" when given sudden impact. It would hold boost FINE.

 

Isn't CF porous? By that I mean it would have to have several layers of resin to make sure its air tight?

 

i like the intercooler
how well you think them end tanks can take a rock hitting them at 55-65 mph though? just one little crack will ruin it

 

looks really good

 

It looks like dry carbon too, Talk about light piping hehe. About the rock hitting the endtanks, I bet it could crack it given a large enough rock but you could always put invisiguard on it

 

Not something I would put on my car, but they sure are nice looking pieces.

 

That looks awesome but I would think aluminum would make a cooler air