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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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Custom piping for 3rd gen

I'm doing a custom setup for my thrid gen. I will need pipes for my intake and IC. I was thinking of doing a mock setup with pvc pipe (not starting the car), then getting the pipes cut somewhere. Does anyone have any recommendations within the dallas area? Otherwise, where could I get solid intake pipes?

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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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What intake and IC setup do you plan on running?

The PVC doesn't last very long. It can melt in HOURS.
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Old Dec 9, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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I've got an apexi intake. I'm going to have to get creative to fit t, the c and battery in there. It looks like I should be able to do it, but will need to fab up some pipes.

I'm going vmount.

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Old Dec 9, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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You might be better off selling the Apexi intake and getting something different. Having done a custom v-mount myself, the piping takes more time and money than you would ever expect. It took me 8 hours to do one of the IC pipes... If you are doing it yourself, go ahead and try. If you are paying someone to do it, take another direction unless you have money to burn.

By the way, the V-Mount refers to the IC and Radiator. Its really about the radiator. The setup doesn't work unless you have a radiator that works in a V-Mount configuration. Read through this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-general-discussion-322/v-mount-setup-pics-623892/
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