LB7 intercooler pipes

[oneton]

Been looking around for a set of new pipes since I have a band-aid on my hot side pipe do to a rub hole. Anybody have any suggestions? I'm leaning to the Mishtimoto's.





Thanks
David

[Kennedy]

We've done welded patches over the top without issue. Pipes are expensive and minimal to low power gains.

[oneton]

Thanks John. I had thought about that as well. Did you weld a piece of aluminum over the hole or just plug the hole with weld?

[jbplock]

David,
Depending on how big the hole is you could try using some high temp epoxy. I've had success with Quick Steel Epoxy for some repairs and there is a high temp version (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-18003-QuikSteel-Temperature/dp/B0084AA2LK) that claims it "Withstands temperatures to 2400 degrees Fahrenheit". You can also Google High Temp Epoxy (https://www.google.com/webhp?gws_rd=ssl#q=high+temp+epoxy+)for more options .. :)

[Kennedy]

Thanks John. I had thought about that as well. Did you weld a piece of aluminum over the hole or just plug the hole with weld?

The one that we did had about a 1/4"-3/8" hole as I recall from rubbing on the PS line. I'm not sure what Tom did if he put a piece over the outside or if he used a piece of copper as a backer to prevent internal sag and just filled it