Kaleel Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 I've posted this on the suprachat list to, but you MkIV heads will perhaps know more about this directly: Well, I suppose it’s been coming for a while. The pipe from the IC to the throttle body has finally split. Poor thing, it’s getting old and probably is rather brittle now. With the extra boost I’ve been running for more than a year now it’s finally given up the ghost. That begs the question: do I finally go for the HKS hard pipe kit? Looks like it. If so, do I get the pipe only from the IC to the throttle body, or am I going to have to replace the pipe from the turbos to the IC? Tricky (and expensive). Arse! Cheers, Kaleel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 The older Blitz BOV kits and HKS BOV kits used to come with a hardpipe from IC to TB which might be a suitable replacement. I dont think you can get a single pipe in the hardpipe kits, you need the whole set which is a big old bunch of money. Somebody on here might have an old Blitz BOV and hard pipe if you are lucky. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 18, 2002 Author Share Posted September 18, 2002 Yes, that's an idea, although I reckon that if the bit I blew was perished, the rest could well be too. Actually I've just ordered a hard pipe HKS kit all the way from the turbos to the throttle body via the IC. Thought I'd better do it properly even though it's costing about £ 400 inc vat:( Ta for the help. Cheers, Kaleel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 If you are paying £400 for the IC pipework it may be worth getting something like a Greddy intercooler which I believe comes with a full hard pipe kit, yes its going to cost about £1200 but at least you are then running an uprated IC as well so you can safely run 19psi all the time...the Blitz IC might have full hard pipe as well. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 18, 2002 Author Share Posted September 18, 2002 You're absolutely right, but I simply don't have the extra £ 800! Anyway, I've got a replacement 2nd hand IC to go in for the knackered existing one for now. I'd certainly like to upgrade the IC later for a front mounted one and bigger turbos, but that's a lot later and a lot of money later too Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 Yeah, I have a nice second hand side mount intercooler which Im putting in place of my seriously shagged one. Almost all the fins are gone, I cant afford a FMIC yet either. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 Originally posted by Kaleel Yes, that's an idea, although I reckon that if the bit I blew was perished, the rest could well be too. Actually I've just ordered a hard pipe HKS kit all the way from the turbos to the throttle body via the IC. Thought I'd better do it properly even though it's costing about £ 400 inc vat:( Ta for the help. Cheers, Kaleel There is a mob in the US called Direct engineering, they do hard pipe kits for stock turbo's with stock IC............. May well be cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 18, 2002 Author Share Posted September 18, 2002 Sounds good, although I'd probably have to wait a couple of weeks for the parts to arrive. Meanwhile the car is undrivable, so I'd use up the extra waiting time in money for a hire car. Bummer. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 You have a message and a possible temporary solution to your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 I have a APEXI pipe to the TB ... minus the BOV As seen here You could either blank it or fit a bov..... give me a shout if ya want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 18, 2002 Author Share Posted September 18, 2002 Hi Matt. Thanks for that, although I've ordered the HKS hard pipe kit. For my sins! Cheers, Kaleel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 18, 2002 Share Posted September 18, 2002 I did the Blue Peter fix when my IC hose went: 1. cut up a couple of coke cans and place layers of alu sheet over split. 2. hold firmly in place with a few big jubilee clips. 3. bandage with exhaust wrap and some gaffa tape It wasn't pretty but lasted the couple of weeks it took to get a set of hard pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 18, 2002 Author Share Posted September 18, 2002 That's actually a really good idea! Fortunately I've got a lift for the next couple of days and HKS had the pipes in. SHould be fitted Friday with any luck. Phew... Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 i have hks intercooler hard pipe kit on my supra,it will be coming off very soon and will be up for sale, paid £375 + vat for it i have just got the blitz lm front mount intercooler yesterday been waiting for ages so when i have a few days off work i will attempt to fit it. the hks intercooler hard pipe kit has a good finish to it,the blitz has a dull finish to it 4 big pipes and intercoolser and a radiator overflow bottle relocation wonder if it will make much difference to power i am running 1.3 bar at the moment the hks intercooler pipes is a quality bit of kit for the money when i first fit them they were a bitch to fit the rubber sleeves were so tight.put some butter on them next time and it goes on a treat while you get it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Mark check you get all the hard pipes with the Blitz FMIC, the HKS ones do not include 3 of the pipes which means you need to buy them separately. You probably won't notice much of a difference performance wise with the FMIC but it will be a lot safer to run at higher boost. Try silicon lubricant to get the hoses on, it is available at most car accessory shops. You only need to use a very small amount to get the hoses on, it makes the job a little less of a bitch to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 hi nic opend the blitz intercooler up last night had a quick look.it has 4 big pipes so would imagine its a full kit.its the new LM version slightly cheaper and 25% more efficient so the guy at race logic told me.i did not buy from racelogic but it came from them. just a bit concerd of stripping all bumper and lights off to fit it. all instructions are in japanese too. i wasnt expecting any power gains, just to run a cooler engine.thinking of getting water injection too.dont think its overkill do you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 20, 2002 Author Share Posted September 20, 2002 He he, might have known there'd be a 2nd hand one just as I take delivery of mine. D'oh! Managed to get 10% off the retail price, so £ 375 -10% + vat = £ 396.56. The pipes are really shiny mind. Nice:) I hope all the pipes are there - did you mean that there are pipes missing when you're putting a FMIC on? I'm jst replacing my SMIC with another, less damaged one. I assume the pipes should go in fine. Well, we'll see anyway - I'm about to drive the car round (at about 5 miles an hour) to the garage to get it all fitted. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Mark On the HKS FMIC you only get 4 pipes, 3 from the throttle body to the intercooler on the rhs and a single pipe on the lhs that connects to the stock hose to the turbos. If you have only got 4 pipes with your Blitz IC it may well be the same, although on the attached photo of a Blitz FMIC it shows all the pipes. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 This is the HKS FMIC to compare to yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleel Posted September 20, 2002 Author Share Posted September 20, 2002 Just out of interest, I got more pipes than that, but then I am still using the standard IC, so it has to run further, presumably. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Huntley Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Hi Kaleel, How's it going? Is Fred going to fit your hard pipe kit? I am booked in on October 2nd to have him fit a new clutch. I went for the RPS Max with Street disk in the end. I could fancy going with a set of hard pipes, would you let me know where you got them fitted and how much cost please? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Originally posted by Kaleel He he, might have known there'd be a 2nd hand one just as I take delivery of mine. D'oh! Managed to get 10% off the retail price, so £ 375 -10% + vat = £ 396.56. The pipes are really shiny mind. Nice:) I hope all the pipes are there - did you mean that there are pipes missing when you're putting a FMIC on? I'm jst replacing my SMIC with another, less damaged one. I assume the pipes should go in fine. Well, we'll see anyway - I'm about to drive the car round (at about 5 miles an hour) to the garage to get it all fitted. Cheers, the pipes you are buying is a 5 pipe kit easy to fit yourself when you know where they go i got told that the blitz kit is not a full pipe kit.but when i rang up about it they said its a full kit.was going to go with hks type r fmic, but found out blitz do the full pipe kit i decided to go with blitz quality.glen warren has the blitz intercooler on his car. the BLITZ LM had just come out when i orderd the older blitz one.so cancelled that and got the blitz lm version 25% more efficient and cheaper price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Originally posted by Nic Mark On the HKS FMIC you only get 4 pipes, 3 from the throttle body to the intercooler on the rhs and a single pipe on the lhs that connects to the stock hose to the turbos. If you have only got 4 pipes with your Blitz IC it may well be the same, although on the attached photo of a Blitz FMIC it shows all the pipes. cheers nic the blitz one i got is not like the pic it dont have loads of small pipes just 4 big pipes the pipes have a seam weld joining them together got the water bottle too the core looks well just using it on standard mumper for now will have to look into getting a big open mouthed bumper like veilside or blitz or bomex got to be better than stock,and can get a cold air feed in where old intercooler was it dont help working all time, and need to look for a runabout for work and something small as a project car. fancy a mazda 323 4wd turbo they are pretty rapid off line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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