Aluminium piping. Is it a mistake or not?

azerty · 04-28-2008, 07:16 AM

Hi all.
I saw many replacing the plastic ducts in their cars with aluminium ones. Hell, I one of them

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But than I read somewhere that the metal is a conductor of heat, and the plastic (the compound from with the piping are made) is heat insulated.
So is it or is it not a good ideea to replace the plastic pipes with aluminium ones?
Are the aluminium pipes going to transfer the heat to the intake air and by doing so to reduce the performance of our engines?
What do you think?

04-28-2008, 07:16 AM	#1
azerty 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 96	Aluminium piping. Is it a mistake or not? Hi all. I saw many replacing the plastic ducts in their cars with aluminium ones. Hell, I one of them . But than I read somewhere that the metal is a conductor of heat, and the plastic (the compound from with the piping are made) is heat insulated. So is it or is it not a good ideea to replace the plastic pipes with aluminium ones? Are the aluminium pipes going to transfer the heat to the intake air and by doing so to reduce the performance of our engines? What do you think? __________________ 1988 yelow manual turbo targa HKS ssqv bov Hose Techniques silicon hoses Forge manual boost controller boost gauge K&N FIPK ACT clutch kit HD-G6 Fidanza lightened flyweel 550cc RC Injectors 255lph Walbro Fuel Pump LIPP Lexus AFM Replica 3" turbo back echaust with divorced downpipe and no cats. Aeromotive FPR Aem Uego Wideband Gauge+O2 sensor