Supra SMIC Install on my 1g, with video.

gotdsm · May 18, 2003

I am in the process of installing my Supra intercooler for my 1g. I have removed the bumper and a few other things to make things easier. I went down to Home Depot and got a 90 degree angle PVC pipe and a 45 degree angle PVC pipe. I found out that you actually need two 90 degree angle PVC pipes instead. I connected these two together in order to make my lower IC Piping. I then purchased a 2" PVC reducer pipe for the connection in order to be made to the 1.5 reducer that I purchased. The 1.5" PVC complete's the connection between the two.

The Upper IC connection was made by a 2" radiator hose and a 2" reducer on the Innercooler side. I then placed a 1.5" reducer on the Intake Manifold Side. Once this was done I placed a piece of 1.5" PVC between the two reducer's to complete the connection.

The Supra Intercooler Hose is on the left and the stock IC hose is on the right for comparision at the end of the movie clip.

Let me know what you think.

Here is the link. www.mydsmsucks.com/supra.avi

Parts Purchased:

90 degree angle 2" PVC Piping from Home Depot for Lower IC.
90 degree angle 2" PVC Piping from Home Depot for Lower IC.
10' roll of Plumbers Tape from Home Depot in order to mount the IC.
1 right angle 2 5/8 radiator hose from Alaska Rubber.
10 hose clamps from Alaska Rubber.
10' piece of PVC pipe.
2" reducer PVC (two)
1.5 reducer PVC (two)

loreak · May 18, 2003

video freezes after 9 seconds, in divx player and windows media player

Deusxmachina · May 18, 2003

PVC will melt. Use the 90-degree brass fittings instead.

gotdsm · May 18, 2003

The video is in divx 5.0 so you might not be able to view it.

Try this link instead.

http://www.mydsmsucks.com/supra.wmv

gotdsm · May 18, 2003

I seriously hope you are joking. The PVC will melt? I dont think I could use Brass instead. I dont have anything to create a bead so they wont blow off. Someone else said that it might melt too as well... But the bends are really far away from the turbo or intake. Shouldnt it be fine? I mean the endtanks are made out of PVC as well. I bet its fine. It's just hot air.

Deusxmachina · May 18, 2003

Black ABS won't melt. The white PVC sold at Home Depot which I assume you are talking about will. It can be as far away from the turbo it wants, but it still has 200+ degree air going through it. I'm sure a search on the subject will bring up mentions of people melting their Home Depot PVC. If you are talking about ABS, that's different.

loreak · May 19, 2003

on the vfaq he uses abs black plastic from home depot, thats probably what he used too

Deusxmachina · May 19, 2003

You can't buy the black ABS in some states, so gotdsm will have to tell us what he has. I apparently can't buy ABS in my state, but walking around Home Depot I noticed the brass 90's during my install last year, and that's why they are in the supra vfaq. I jb welded a little bead around the ends, and everything is still fine a year later.

I remember some people making upper intercooler pipes out of white PVC. I think the pipes lasted two weeks.

gotdsm · May 19, 2003

Mine is black as well. I am pretty sure I used Black ABS.

Here is another video of my install. Judge for yourself and let me know what ya think.

Thanks,

http://www.mydsmsucks.com/suprainstall.mwv

91TSiGuy · May 19, 2003

loreak said:
on the vfaq he uses abs black plastic from home depot, thats probably what he used too

Which vfaq is this, the 2g one?

exTSi · May 19, 2003

Damn, that IC is HUGE! Hopefully I'm getting one soon...

The piping your using looks like black ABS and should suit you well with your setup. Thick white PVC should be alright to withstand the internal temps of your car near the IC, but could melt

... you might wanna try to just use extra pieces of the pipe you have and couple it together or something. Dejon makes a supra setup, but this way sounds much more affordable

gotdsm · May 19, 2003

The pieces all together may have set me back 30-40 bucks. The most expensive is the radiator hose.

I didnt know dejon made a Supra Setup. I would have gone that route. There is a lot of work involved...

gotdsm · May 20, 2003

Welp, the install is complete. Here is the last video with everything hooked up.

http://www.mydsmsucks.com/suprainstall2.wmv

gotdsm · Jun 4, 2003

Ok, so my lower IC keeps popping off. Does anyone have a good idea on how to fix this? Did anyone else use the Black ABS method to fab them up a Lower IC?

Lemme see some pictures if ya got em.

Thanks!

91TSiGuy · Jun 4, 2003

Sounds like you need a bead on that piping. I used metal as scene in the vfaq I made.

gotdsm · Jun 4, 2003

Would you mind selling me a lower Intercooler piping setup?

Mine is just a lot of work and its made out of Black ABS piping and not metal. I might eventually go to metal.

91TSiGuy · Jun 4, 2003

Sold it with the IC back in November or sometime then. Sorry. Take the pieces needed to a local exhaust shop or welder and have them welded up. Shouldn't be more than 50 to have a reducer welded to a 90* pipe and have a bead put on both.

TsiArt01 · Jun 5, 2003

What you can do is a reverse bead on that PVC pipe.

What i mean is that you take a file and file a gruve in the plastic. You can make two for a good masure. And when you clamp , you want to clamp over that gruves that you made , that makes the ruber expend into those groves locking it on there.

I did that to my turbo inlet that is made out of PVC. I wanted the 2G mass on my car the same day i got , but i had no other way to install it. So that's what i did.

95tsiawdgst · Jun 5, 2003

If its popping out just make a bead w/ jb weld. I made a couple on a metal pipe I got and it works up to 21 psi for close to a year now . Do that and many people say to spray the ends w/ hairspray before connecting and you'll be set. The longer its clamped, the better it will seal(like taking old pipe off compared to some just installed). T- bolt clamps are said to kick ass but they cost money.

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