View Full Version : Who sells the cheapest aluminum tubing bends?
Larry Callahan
02-18-2007, 04:08 PM
I have looked at Burns, Woolf Aircraft and a few other places. They are all about as spendy. I guess it comes down to quality, delivery and customer service. Anyone have a good experience or can recommend a company? It's time to order my turbo/intercooler tubing.
Turbo Hen
02-18-2007, 09:47 PM
I did my intercooler piping with the aluminum tubing from "Vibrant" Not very expensive, comes polished etc..
The come in various lengths & sizes....i also had beads rolled on the ends to prevent blowing off the connectors after everything was trimmed & finished
-Carm
Adam's 55 Chevy
02-19-2007, 06:48 AM
Also look at dairy supply companies. Big savings on stainless tubing for exhausts and possibly ally tubing and it is all polished.
parsonsj
02-19-2007, 06:55 AM
I used Burns. Hella expensive, but top notch service, no disappointments.
jp
Samckitt
02-19-2007, 01:20 PM
I bought 2 - 45* bends from Ebay & had a guy at work weld them together for my cold air intake. They cam polished. But that quickly was destroyed. I bought my stuff from these guys: http://stores.ebay.com/VECCO-HIGH-PERFORMANCE-INC Lots of turbo & intercooler parts.
Scot
Blown353
02-19-2007, 07:27 PM
Always had good luck with Woolf Aircraft, but as you said they aren't the cheapest. I'm looking for stainless mandrel bends myself right now for intercooler piping.
DeltaT
02-19-2007, 10:37 PM
I suspect this is a Chinese Mfg - these bends are pretty cheap:
http://www.globaltecheng.com/ProductCart/pc/viewCat_h.asp?idCategory=65&prodSort=&ihSize=4&ihMaterial_of_Construction=304+Stainless+Steel&ihWall_Thickness=14+Gauge&ihDegree_of_Bend=&ihCenterLineRadius=
Jim
PS Switch the pulldown to aluminum..
astroracer
02-20-2007, 05:05 AM
Stielow got all of the stainless for Malitude from an industrial supplier. You might try McMaster-Carr or even a local plumbing supply house... I would imagine prices have gone up a bunch since the Malitude was finished...
Mark
camcojb
02-20-2007, 07:38 AM
Stielow got all of the stainless for Malitude from an industrial supplier. You might try McMaster-Carr or even a local plumbing supply house... I would imagine prices have gone up a bunch since the Malitude was finished...
Mark
finished? What's that??!!!!!!!!!:lmao:
Jody
boodlefoof
02-20-2007, 08:30 AM
I suspect this is a Chinese Mfg - these bends are pretty cheap:
http://www.globaltecheng.com/ProductCart/pc/viewCat_h.asp?idCategory=65&prodSort=&ihSize=4&ihMaterial_of_Construction=304+Stainless+Steel&ihWall_Thickness=14+Gauge&ihDegree_of_Bend=&ihCenterLineRadius=
Jim
PS Switch the pulldown to aluminum..
I have heard a few reviews from people who have bought here and all say that the price is rock bottom and product is good.
DeltaT
02-24-2007, 10:43 PM
That's good to know, thanks.
Jim
DeltaT
04-17-2007, 07:36 PM
Hey, I went ahead and got some 4" aluminum bends from them for a new pipe from my air filter adapter to the intake of the blower, to replace the orange flextubing I have on there now. The bends look good - some slight rippling on the inside of the curve but nothing major. The price was like half of what the race shops are advertising.
Also got a couple of 3" 45-degree mild steel bends to fabricate a lo-rise 'S' pipe to raise my driver's side exhaust up - it scrapes over speed bumps and is annoying.
All in all, I'd use them again. For less than $100 shipped, I got bends that locally were going for $300+. 4" is pretty expensive in aluminum mandrel bends around here (Norcal).
Jim
1 DWN CAM
05-05-2007, 08:34 PM
I have heard good things about this place:
http://www.racepartssolutions.com/products.asp?cat=49
WELTERRACER
05-06-2007, 08:23 AM
you can get two WHOLE intercooler kits off of ebay with connectors and clamps for the prices any of those guys get for just the piping and nothing else..
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