Purple pipes

[morebeanz]

On doing a fluid level check on the beast recently, I noticed that two or three of the purple induction pipes were in bad shape. Various wires, which I believe help the pipes to keep their shape have pierced through the bodies and there are (small) holes.

How important is this? Am I jeopardising the car?

Is it time for some carbon fibre!? :D

[simonsparrow]

morebeanz said:

Is it time for some carbon fibre!?

I think you know already.....

www.actproducts.co.uk/inductionpackages.php

[trackcar]

noooo. what you want is these little beauties



go to carbon cerbie website for details, you know it makes sense

[blue 4.5]

Looks aren't everything! , but Craigs engine bay does look very nice I would go for the ones offering the most benefit to the engine though.

[dean_ratpac]

Yum Yum, got to get me some of those!!

how much, checked the carbon cerbie site... can't seem to find?

tell tell tell

trackcar said:

noooo. what you want is these little beauties go to carbon cerbie website for details, you know it makes sense

>> Edited by dean_ratpac on Thursday 21st July 14:52

[gazzab]

Lets not go back into any debate re the benefits of different pipes.

[trackcar]

blue 4.5 said:

Looks aren't everything!

that's what my mother says

blue 4.5 said:

Craigs engine bay does look very nice I would go for the ones offering the most benefit to the engine though.

well if it's a standard engine then you need to keep the airflow as std .. so that narrows your choice down to these original length version or the OE purple versions.

Don't think about fitting the shorter pipes to a std engine, so you'd need to budget about an extra 1k gbp for remapping. They claim 40 odd bhp extra from the short pipes so you'd be running *very* weak with that much extra airflow .. enough to blow holes in your pistons at worst, or just keep melting spark plugs at best.

[ceejay]

gazzab said:

Lets not go back into any debate re the benefits of different pipes.

Absolutely right, lets not make PH a useful place to be with lively informative debate about engine upgrades. Much better that we start a really interesting topic like errrrr oh yes here we go

Beige ones are fastest. Yawn!!!!

Hey Gazzab, didn't know you were a moderator now, congrats on the promotion. lol.

Ceejay

[dean_ratpac]

I was not asking to debate, just asking where he got them that's all. am i on the wrong place, oh sorry this is a petrolhead place right?

gazzab said:

Lets not go back into any debate re the benefits of different pipes.

>> Edited by dean_ratpac on Thursday 21st July 15:22

[dean_ratpac]

trackcar said:

well if it's a standard engine then you need to keep the airflow as std .. so that narrows your choice down to these original length version or the OE purple versions.

its a RR

[trackcar]

dean_ratpac said:

trackcar said: well if it's a standard engine then you need to keep the airflow as std .. so that narrows your choice down to these original length version or the OE purple versions. its a RR

even more reason not to go with shorter lengths then dean as the RR version has better fuelling than the std car which is over-rich in many places. You would defo toast that engine with a conversion ..

[trackcar]

gazzab said:

Lets not go back into any debate re the benefits of different pipes.

although the thread is about pipes ...

anyway don't try to tell me what i can and can't put on PH .. that's Ted's job!

[gazzab]

just trying to be provocative.
I fancy the ACT shorter ones and a remap.
The Carbon ones look great though.

[ceejay]

gazzab said:

just trying to be provocative. I fancy the ACT shorter ones and a remap. The Carbon ones look great though.

'Alternatively Cobble Together' your own. lol. Anyway I prefer to have my cake and eat it, if you know what I mean.

Ceejay

[GreenV8S]

trackcar said:

noooo. what you want is these little beauties

They look drop dead gorgeous, but the blue silicone bits look a bit out of place. What are they for - they don't appear to be clamped?

[trackcar]

GreenV8S said:

trackcar said: noooo. what you want is these little beauties They look drop dead gorgeous, but the blue silicone bits look a bit out of place. What are they for - they don't appear to be clamped?

I suspect it was mocked up initially for the pics .. agree that smaller black silicone ends would be far neater, but on a blue car they would be a nice touch, just need trimming down a bit

[morebeanz]

So you all got distracted by the carbon, and didn't tell me whether small holes in the pipes are important!

Are they?

[trackcar]

small holes are less important than big holes.

given the usual cerbera habit for disintegrating airboxes i suspect a few small holes aren't a big deal though ..

but just look at that carbon, yummy

[dean_ratpac]

thanks Trackcar, i've noticed the RR drinks it like no other TVR i've owned. for the moment i'm sticking with the current pipes

trackcar said:

dean_ratpac said: trackcar said: well if it's a standard engine then you need to keep the airflow as std .. so that narrows your choice down to these original length version or the OE purple versions. its a RR even more reason not to go with shorter lengths then dean as the RR version has better fuelling than the std car which is over-rich in many places. You would defo toast that engine with a conversion ..