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#9 "Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold" by roy hammy on 08/09/2011 9:13 AM (score 2)

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#2 "Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold." by lyn on 08/08/2011 1:18 PM (score 1)
#8 "Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold" by Tornado on 08/08/2011 10:24 PM (score 1)
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RVZ717 Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: City of Roses. Posts: 2078 Good Answers: 98	#1 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 1:12 PM
	Why Aluminum? I would wager you're not going to be able to bend that... it's just going to break. You could probably get something casted, if you can find the right people, and pay the right price. Who knows you might be able to buy something pre-manufactured. __________________ Don't believe everything you read on the Internet!
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435853 Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U.S.A. CT. Posts: 15	#5 In reply to #1 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 2:38 PM
	Why Aluminum is for weight and with supercharger keep air as cool as i can get it.
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 34° 34' 21.60" N, 92° 55' 42.28" W Posts: 20912 Good Answers: 784	#2 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 1:18 PM
	You can buy aluminum U-bends so that you don't have to bend any pipe. I assume that you will be welding anyway, so that's the way to go. This photo came from : 180 deg. Aluminum U-Bends - Welcome to SupraSport.Com LTD ... Dang, I broke my own rule about responding to anonymous posters. __________________ Luck comes and goes. Skill is forever. Intelligence either is, or it ain't. lyn
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 34° 34' 21.60" N, 92° 55' 42.28" W Posts: 20912 Good Answers: 784	#3 In reply to #2 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 2:11 PM
	Oh, they make 45's too. __________________ Luck comes and goes. Skill is forever. Intelligence either is, or it ain't. lyn
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435853 Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U.S.A. CT. Posts: 15	#4 In reply to #3 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 2:34 PM
	This would be perfect if inside dimension is 50mm or 2". Rich.
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 34° 34' 21.60" N, 92° 55' 42.28" W Posts: 20912 Good Answers: 784	#6 In reply to #4 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 2:42 PM
	Tubing is typically dimensioned by OD. So this may be a little small depending on wall thickness. I'd contact them directly. __________________ Luck comes and goes. Skill is forever. Intelligence either is, or it ain't. lyn
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 34° 34' 21.60" N, 92° 55' 42.28" W Posts: 20912 Good Answers: 784	#7 In reply to #3 Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold. 08/08/2011 2:48 PM
	In the interest of fair play _{(Cat take notice)} I am un-GAing one of these posts. I don't think my almost duplicate answers are worthy of two GA's. Thanks for the votes anyway! __________________ Luck comes and goes. Skill is forever. Intelligence either is, or it ain't. lyn
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Tornado Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ketchikan, AK, USA Posts: 12925 Good Answers: 463	#8 Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold 08/08/2011 10:24 PM
	The close-radius bends that Lyn has illustrated are formed by special means. Ordinary aluminum Sch 40 pipe can be formed into longer radius bends by normal conduit/pipe benders of various types. Can you describe your required geometry more closely? __________________ In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.
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435853 Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U.S.A. CT. Posts: 15	#10 In reply to #8 Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold 08/09/2011 1:31 PM
	That is what I will do, I was making a bend at the end of a eight inch piece, now I will make a gradule bend And cut off what I need. Thank you.
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roy hammy Power-User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 429 Good Answers: 18	#9 Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold 08/09/2011 9:13 AM
	Soft aluminum bends easily especially on a mandrel bender. Do not harden. Of course the wall thickness must be correct for the stretch portion. I did this years ago on a Conrac Bender that was used for bending steel tubing for exhaust headers. The radius of the bend is also critical so you will have to find out the properties of the aluminum to ascertain if it will in fact bend the way you wish. If my memory is correct the radius is usually 3X dia. We were bending steel tubing much tighter than this with little problem. __________________ The fine line between cuddling and holding one down to prevent escape must be learned
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metalSmiths Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Tenneesse, USA Posts: 656 Good Answers: 42	#11 Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold 08/12/2011 1:32 AM
	Pro-Werks Fabrication. In aluminum. Perfect for custom exhaust systems or intake manifold fabrication where tight bends are required. May be cut to accommodate any degree of bend necessary. The inner seam requires finish welding after cutting. They also have mild steel and stainless steel. __________________ Metal is the material, The forge is life, The anvil and hammer bring character and soul.
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#9 "Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold" by roy hammy on 08/09/2011 9:13 AM (score 2)

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#2 "Re: auto aluminum pipe bends sch 40 for intake manifold." by lyn on 08/08/2011 1:18 PM (score 1)
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#11 "Re: Auto Aluminum Pipe Bends Schedule 40 for Intake Manifold" by metalSmiths on 08/12/2011 1:32 AM (score 1)

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