90 degree bends

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tubby_mr2
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90 degree bends

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where could i get some 90 bends from so i could make up some intercooler pipes up for the 2, without paying silly money for em?
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Re: 90 degree bends

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what sort of pipe u using? any exhaust shop will have a bender.
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i see your in essex burtons down the a12 sell pipework for exhausts in a range of sizes and bends, i bought a stainless bit for an induction kit i made otherwise go to an exhaust maker and buy some off cuts and get him to bend them for you, flow tec are in essex :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?home.aspx
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Re: 90 degree bends

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do you know the intercooler pipe diameter i need by any chance?
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sorry im an n/a driver invest in a digital caliper you get them from maplins measure your pipe or intercooler with it and go from their very usefull bit of kit a digital caliper used mine for lots of car stuff :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

here you go this is what i bought had mine about 3 years now good for measuring nuts and things to order right sockets and spanners and threads and stuff :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=219149
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Re: 90 degree bends

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tonyrev3 wrote:any exhaust shop will have a bender.


nofearmadbiker wrote:good for measuring nuts


Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh :whistle:
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Re: 90 degree bends

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oh dear i didnt notice that good spot :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:
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Re: 90 degree bends

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alloy racing fabrications on ebay are good, but they're welded sections rather than mandrel bent pipes.

Also depends if you want stainless or ally.
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Re: 90 degree bends

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tubby_mr2 wrote:do you know the intercooler pipe diameter i need by any chance?


i know the hotpipe is 2.25 inches, think the inter cooler is the same, don't quote me though!!
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Re: 90 degree bends

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toxo wrote:
tonyrev3 wrote:any exhaust shop will have a bender.


nofearmadbiker wrote:good for measuring nuts


Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh :whistle:


Lol, great minds :mrgreen:
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tubby_mr2
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cheers people i ended up buying these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRONT-MOUNT-INTER ... 240%3A1318

should do the job me thinks 8)
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Re: 90 degree bends

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You 'might' want to replace the clamps, for that money they're bound to be cr@p. Just a heads up but see how they turn up :thumleft:
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Re: 90 degree bends

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will do cheers leon :thumleft:
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