the Nisei is a good piece and it has a stock bracket which holds it in place better. Rust shouldn't be an issue if the piece is painted/PC'd in which they all are.

 

or can pm i have what you ned to gor to a shop and get one done custom the way you want it for about 100 bucks

 

I have had AMS and Buschur and they are both fantastic. Nisei looks killer in picture, their prices is very good as well. I though that evostore or myevotore use to carry the Nisei.

Carlos

 

I have the Nisei steel LICP and it fits well.

 

i love my nisei licp

 

I have the PPI as well, I really like it and the price was decent.....

Fitment was superb and I liked the 1 piece design with the proper neck down.

 

Thats the one i want.

 

So you can see a direct comparison of our LICP to the stock unit I've included a picture below. We intentionally leave off the bracket as that allows for manipulation of the piping within the couplers to accommodate the slightly different intercooler inlets in the various aftermarket intercoolers. It is always our goal to make our products work with as many others as possible to avoid our customers having to spend the money on replacing a mod later because it doesn't fit with new parts

Our LICP is a 2.5" diameter pipe for its full length and includes an ETS special 1.75" to 2.5" reducer coupler and Breeze SS T-Bolt clamps for a perfectly snug fit over the turbo outlet pipe and no blown off intercooler piping



Tom

 

ETS FTW

 

I don't believe the bracket is a necessity for an aftermarket licp that is made of aluminum because it weighs so much less than the stock one. Due to its lower weight it is less likely to work itself off as long as you tighten it down when you install it.

 

The forces that blow off an intercooler pipe are determined by the amount of boost pressure and the given surface area of a pipe. Those forces will be the same on 2.5" OD piping of any material and at 25psi would equate to approximately 122lbs. of force (imagine a 122lb weight pulling on your LICP). With steel piping you'll be able to prevent blown off intercooler piping by tightening the T-bolt clamps such that it is almost a physical impossibility for the clamp to slide over the bead. The forces exerted by a T-bolt clamp tight enough to ensure no blown off piping can easily crush aluminum, which is why we do our piping in steel or stainless.

Tom

 

Be sure and check out the link posted about our LICP and read its features. It is designed to not compromise airflow! You will also save a few pounds by running an aluminum pipe. I have seen many pipes, steel and aluminum, I guarantee you won't find one with a higher quality bead than what is on our pipe. This will elininate the pipe blowing off and not having to "crush" the pipe by overtightening the clamps.
Cheers

 

Don't you mean proper neck up? After all, think of what direction the air is traveling and you'll see what I mean.

I don't see how any of them really matter because none of them change the size of the turbo compressor outlet. With that being said, any of them should net you about the same gains.

 

The gains seen by these pipes are probably because they allow more boost everything else being the same on a stock car. If I regulate the boost to say 23psi with the stock pipe and any other aftermarket pipe by using a boost controller will I see any gains at all? The engine will make more power only if more air is feed and 23 psi is 23 psi no matter what LICP you have. Is this really worth it if you are regulating boost to a set point with a MBC?

That being said I like the AMS and the PPI due to the fact that they are aluminum and have smother transition from the turbo outlet to the actual tubin. I like the AMS a bit more because of the bracket. But it is $40 more than the PPI. Even $200 for a piece of alum seems high to me. Any other options?

 

+1 on ETS!