Mandrell bends for intake....
 

hi guys I remember you all sometimes saying you can buy pre-bent mandrel bends somewhere. My question is where? I am planing to make a cold air intake but I want mandrel bends not crimp ones. I am looking to price it at 175 with K n N filters for the AFM and the air pump.



Santiago

I got some mendrell bends from a local exhaust shop, I was told most of them can get them for you. The place I went to could get 15 deg, 30 deg, 45 deg, 90deg and 180 deg bends

Thanks. Cold air intake here we come!!!

This is not meant as an insult or barb, but:

Anyone else feel uncomfortable with the fact that someone who cannot find mandrel bends via a Google search is going to produce parts for our cars?

I have a firm belief that only very knowledgable people with years of experience should become a vendor.

Aaron I can find them but all the damn people that make them that I found also the one banzi posted are charging like 30 dollars for one bend. I would rather have people help me find a provider of them that sells them at a better price than that. I fI were to buy from the first vendor I saw(summit) I would have to sell the damn intake for close to what check point sells for. I am trying to sell this for under 200 dollars so I can be well below what check point's intake sells for.

And whats wrong with asking for help? If I don't know something I should ask about it instead of acting like I know everything and making a crappy intake with crimp bends or sharging the 250 dollars that CP charges.

I'm just saying that bends are such an easy thing to find...that's all I was pointing out. I am worried that you are biting off more then you can chew, and it's going to come back and get you in the ass. I've seen it before.

I was unaware at CP sells an intake. I know they sell a TID which is a work of art.

PS. Nothing wrong with asking for help. It's just not something I would expect from a vendor.

Yeah check point sells a CAI that is made of mandrel bent steel piping so I wanted to do it but charge less so people don't have to cut big ass holes into the body to put pipes in for their cold air boxes. I understand that I am doing a lot of stuff but this is what I want to do for you guys and myself. (I also hope I am not biting off more than I can chew) :(

Santiago

So do I... If you think I'm hard on you, I'm 10X nicer then someone who is unhappy with a product. :)

Oh, the CP I was thinking of is CP Racing in Ontario, not "check point"...Two different companies...

Yeah but I plan to provide pictures of the things I make for you guys I don't want you all to buy products withought seeing a picture of the quality and construction. :)

Do you even have a clue as to how much a mandral bender costs?

Well I don't know the exact price but I do understand that they are in the tens of thousands of dollars. I am sorry guys but the cheaper I can get it the cheaper I can sell it. I found some companies already that have cheaper prices so thanks anyways. Now I have to call my dad for his welding machind :) (he will do the welding not me) lol

Santiago

www.jcwhitney.com sells aluminized tubing in mandrel bends, which is very reasonably priced.. I got some for my custom intake, I will post pics when done.

Get ready to mortgage the house for a 3" bandrel bender.

soo true! lol

hey aaron do u have a pic of the TID on TIINA? you used ABS right?

Should be shown at http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/naturbo.htm