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Old 11-15-2008, 01:45 PM   #1
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Default Super's custom strut bar
so i was bored this past week and decided to make a strut bar. i used materials from my shop and with a little big of magic and fairy dust i came up with this. comments welcome.

P.S. dont hate on my paint skillz lol













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that is stellar bro. right on
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looks very nice and beefy. good job. any difference in handling noticable?
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Old 11-15-2008, 01:50 PM   #4
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i only drove around the block but i think quick side to side turns seemed better. i also preloaded it when i installed it.
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Old 11-15-2008, 02:09 PM   #5
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not bad super... looks good
im sure this has been discussed before.. and im off topic..
but what would be the benefits of heat wrapping the hot side of the intercooler piping?
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i heat wrapped the hot side because its directly above the manifold and it helps keep the aluminum pipe from getting so heat soaked.
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Looks pretty good. Does it work?

How do you preload something like that?
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gj, man! that looks really good!
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Yeah Aluminum doesn't take kindly to being painted with a rattle can...
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Originally Posted by superskaterxes View Post
i heat wrapped the hot side because its directly above the manifold and it helps keep the aluminum pipe from getting so heat soaked.
Al is a pretty good thermal conductor and the air coming immediately from the turbo is much hotter than the engine bay. By wrapping the hot pipe you're effectively trapping heat in your IC piping. Wrapping your intake pipes is logical but probably not worth much. Wrapping any part of your IC piping dramatically reduces the radiative cooling efficiency of the system.
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