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Travis_C 01-07-2015 04:46 PM

Rusty procharger piping
 
Just bought a car and found the meth has corroded the piping.

Can I get the insides powder coated. Or what's the best route to go?

a/c man 01-07-2015 05:58 PM

sand it out and paint it! or get new piping, powder coating may cost too much. A&A sells all the pipes.

robert miller 01-07-2015 06:13 PM


Originally Posted by Travis_C (Post 1588666401)
Just bought a car and found the meth has corroded the piping.

Can I get the insides powder coated. Or what's the best route to go?

New are sand it down and let it go. Meth will eat the powercoating.

leo12 01-07-2015 08:56 PM

single stage
 
single stage enamel with hardener meth won't touch it, four years and no problem.

Travis_C 01-07-2015 10:10 PM


Originally Posted by leo12 (Post 1588668396)
single stage enamel with hardener meth won't touch it, four years and no problem.

Awesome. Thanks!!

Travis_C 01-10-2015 03:24 PM


Originally Posted by leo12 (Post 1588668396)
single stage enamel with hardener meth won't touch it, four years and no problem.

How do you get paint inside the pipe?

a/c man 01-10-2015 03:27 PM


Originally Posted by Travis_C (Post 1588688712)
How do you get paint inside the pipe?

Fog the hell out of it hahaha

Travis_C 01-10-2015 05:28 PM


Originally Posted by a/c man (Post 1588688729)
Fog the hell out of it hahaha


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...4b2909bbb6.jpg

JeremiahsC5 01-11-2015 02:36 PM

I have some aluminum tubing and can make some for you.

Nosferatu333 01-12-2015 03:40 PM


Originally Posted by JeremiahsC5 (Post 1588695296)
I have some aluminum tubing and can make some for you.

Are you able to make the entire piping kit for the procharger stage 2? If so id be interested. Let me know. thanks. Jorge

JDS99 01-12-2015 04:41 PM

Don't blame you. I wouldn't want to put flaking rusted pipe back in the intake stream either. 304 stainless is such a minimum price increase, should be standard.

If it were me I would replace with stainless or aluminum and never worry about it again. None of that would be hard for a fabricator to replicate.

JeremiahsC5 01-12-2015 09:21 PM

I can only make straight sections. Good luck with your search.

Travis_C 01-13-2015 12:16 AM


Originally Posted by JeremiahsC5 (Post 1588706212)
I can only make straight sections. Good luck with your search.

See pic. Straight don't help

Thanks

4DRUSH 01-13-2015 12:48 AM

Looks like you could buy alum per-bent mandrel bends & fabricate what you need pretty easy

Julio 01-13-2015 04:57 PM


Originally Posted by Travis_C (Post 1588666401)
Just bought a car and found the meth has corroded the piping.

Can I get the insides powder coated. Or what's the best route to go?

Meth didn't do that :toe tap:

Poor coatings, salt water, etc..

Hows the meth going to rot the pipe externally?

Travis_C 01-13-2015 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by Julio (Post 1588712143)
Meth didn't do that :toe tap:

Poor coatings, salt water, etc..

Hows the meth going to rot the pipe externally?

The rust inside is what concerns me.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...9b991a6443.jpg

SmoothFRC 01-14-2015 06:48 AM

Maybe he was running water through it?

I run all alluminum, except for the top tb inlet pipe, which is steel. I have meth as well, uncoated inside the pipe, no rust after 5 years.

Travis_C 01-14-2015 08:12 AM


Originally Posted by SmoothFRC (Post 1588715762)
Maybe he was running water through it?

I run all alluminum, except for the top tb inlet pipe, which is steel. I have meth as well, uncoated inside the pipe, no rust after 5 years.

I was told it was running boost juice. The system was put on and tuned by show me speed for zack barklage pro mod racer out of Missouri

Julio 01-14-2015 08:44 AM

There is an old saying.. Whiskey mixed with water isn't whiskey.

Methanol mixed with water isn't methanol.

So when you said "meth" it was interpreted as 100% meth.

Boost juice, washer fluid, etc etc is not "meth"

Maybe the water mixed with the meth unlocked the reaction to the uncoated steel.

I have never seen a rusty pipe like that since i've been doing this... and thats close to 15 years and "thousands.." of people in contact with. But again I don't deal with "mix"

Julio 01-14-2015 08:45 AM


Originally Posted by Travis_C (Post 1588712496)
The rust inside is what concerns me.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...9b991a6443.jpg

BYW.. Thats some scary stuff :ack:


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