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Sep 18, 2009, 04:12 PM
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custom UICP. cheap and easy.
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Sep 18, 2009, 04:18 PM
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interesting. It looks good. But when it pops off... 
srs though, is that rubber tubing you used where the bends are? does it flex at all under pressure? Looks pretty neat - let us know if you see any gains from that 
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Sep 18, 2009, 04:27 PM
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no, it's all silicone. it doesn't flex at all. and those things were such a tight fit that i'm pretty damn positive they're not going to pop off.
as far as gains go... who knows? i can't feel any difference, and i don't have access to a dyno. some companies were reporting +10hp with just a hard uicp, so maybe there's a little bit of a gain. the butt dyno is not an accurate calibration tool, haha.
the biggest difference to me is the added sound. it's quite nice.
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Sep 18, 2009, 04:36 PM
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+1 for cheap-ass ingenuity 
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Sep 18, 2009, 05:19 PM
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I'm interested, where did you get the parts? Are you going to post a how-to?
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Sep 18, 2009, 05:26 PM
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I'm not a big fan of the couplers, even if they are silicon. If I had access to a mandrel pipe-bender, I'd make my own UICP with aluminum tubing, but otherwise, I'm not sure it's worth it to do it myself.
Yours looks good, though! Congrats!
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Sep 18, 2009, 06:04 PM
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let me know the size of the coupler you used from the turbo to the pipe... and where did you purchase??
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Sep 18, 2009, 06:09 PM
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i'm kinda on the same boat. the couplers are a little much. i might just take my stock rubber hose to a muffler shop and see if they can bend one for me.
i got the couplers from siliconeintakes.com.
i used a 2" straight, 2" 45 degree, 2" hump, and a 1.75" straight. the piping is just 2" emt, and a small section of 1.75" heavy wall. it's pretty easy to figure out once you have the right materials.
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