for the people that have built there own intercooler piping does this look like enough length/bends to get the job done?
It would take alot of thinking and planning, but I think you should be able to pull it off with what is in that kit. It would be close.
i ended up using 6 90’s and a welded up Cold air intake pipe.
I would not get that and weld your pipes.
Couplers = the devil
but i only plan on running like 8-10psi so im sure they would hold?
I think i used 3 180* bends, so the same as 6 90’s, and I am using a few couplers without a problem. I’m running 10 psi and have only had one blow off once.
With that said, I agree that you should make your own if you have the capability and resources.
I’m also using some couplers and boosting 13.8 psi on my t3/t04e with out a problem…
I got my Us and Js from Jegs and did my own charge pipes and dp…
so does this kit look like it will work ok?
normally you make ic piping out of 180 deg bends… i’m about to pickup 2 of these suckers and try it out tho.
A buddie of mine who had a 89 golf with a 16valve swap and t3/t4 hybrid on it had couplets on it aswell and everytime he went full throtle, the coupler would pop off. It was such a pain in the ass to have to stop the car, get out and put it back on. If it was me, the only way I’d use couplers, was if I was only using them to get to a shop that could weld my pipes
I don’t understand how people have such a hard time with couplers. Just scuff the area where the coupler touches with sand paper and you should be fine. You probably will have problems if you have them on a painted or polished surface, but I’ve known people running 25+psi with regular worm clamps and didn’t have couplers pop off.
that kit should be fine, I have
180 degree: 1
90 degree :1
straight piece chopped up (for BOV mount and small extension through “frame”):1
A buddie of mine who had a 89 golf with a 16valve swap and t3/t4 hybrid on it had couplets on it aswell and everytime he went full throtle, the coupler would pop off. It was such a pain in the ass to have to stop the car, get out and put it back on. If it was me, the only way I’d use couplers, was if I was only using them to get to a shop that could weld my pipes
Maybe he shouldnt have driven it or… bought some T clamps.
or do what guy did scuff em up and tighten down th clamps
How did you do it with just those two bends?
My compressor outlet faces up, so I have a 180* J coming off of that to face it down, then a 90*, then a piece of straight that goes across and through the frame, and a 180* bend that goes into the intercooler. On the cold side I have a 90* coming out of the intercooler, another 90* up through the hole where the stock intake box was, then a wierd angle to face up toward the intake manifold, then a small angle to line that up with the intake manifold. I don’t see how you could do it with just those two bends even if you use a CAI pipe for the cold side.
well my compressor is going to be clocked to what ever is easiest as i removed the internal gate so i could use an external one!
well for thoose of you that made your own piping kits where did you buy it and what bends did you buy (how many of each also).
just buy a premade one
premade is a waste of money, i actully used a short ram, and a 90 elbow off the compressor… ill try to get some pics to make sense of this…
I got my kit off of ebay, ended up with a buncha extra pipes i was very happy with the set (90:2, 180:2, 45:2, and straight :2)
came with couplers and T blot Clamps…
I got aluminum since cutting steel with a hacksaw sucks and steel dont look as nice unpainted
that kit would work perfect. I was actually going to buy that kit later. You may need to purchase a 45% coupling but thats it. 45 off the manifold. straight pipe with a 90% at the end into the hole that the air filter goes in. anouther 90% toward the front of the car. then anouther one toward the intercooler.
thats alot of couplers 
that’s plenty