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I'm looking for thin-walled, 3" o.d., 2' long, CF tubing; anyone know of a good, cheap source for the stuff?

TIA

Bill

Depends on what your definition of 'cheap' is. I looked at McMaster Carr and they didn't have anything big enough. Here's what I found on a quick Yahoo search.
http://www.dragonplate.com/ecart/produc ... 872&cID=79" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hope that helps.
Mark D.

Other than a C at the beginning of their names do Cheap and Carbon Fiber have anything in common? isn't Cheap Carbon Fiber an oxymoron?

http://www.decalfx.com/carbon_2_sheets.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Robert Puertas wrote:http://www.decalfx.com/carbon_2_sheets.html

:unimpressed: :unimpressed: :mrt:

Mike S. sent me a link for a project I had in mind, can't find it now but check with Mike. ( I think his hood prop is carbon tube!!)

Toby Larsson wrote:Mike S. sent me a link for a project I had in mind, can't find it now but check with Mike. ( I think his hood prop is carbon tube!!)

It is and it adds 25 more horsepower than the billet aluminum hood prop!

Hmm, tricky. Such a short run, other materials might be minimally more weight (like grams). If you NEED carbon, how about laying it out yourself or by some fiberglass worker? Three inch, thin wall... I'd make a few spares while you're at it.

Jay W

Bill Schenker wrote:I'm looking for thin-walled, 3" o.d., 2' long, CF tubing; anyone know of a good, cheap source for the stuff?

TIA

Bill

http://www.carbonfibertubeshop.com/more%20tubing.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

or

http://www.offshorespars.com/store/spar ... ubing.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


or, 6061 aluminum:

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cf ... &top_cat=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The thin wall aluminum is going to weigh about 50% more than equivalent CF. Figure 1.4 lbs. for 2 linear feet of 3" od vs. .9 pounds for the thin cf tube. It's also going to cost about half as much assuming both are new and not scrap. However, you might find a scrap piece of aluminum that will work at IMS in Irvine and that would be substantially cheaper...

You might also try Wright Hardware in Costa Mesa. They have all kinds of weird junk. Actually, if you've never been there before, that's probably not a good place for you to discover this close to Nationals...

Intake?

i'm curious what you're going to use it for?

Marshall Grice wrote:i'm curious what you're going to use it for?

I'm guessing a lightweight driveshaft. Everything on either end of it has already broken and it's feeling left out. }:)

Will Kalman wrote:

Marshall Grice wrote:i'm curious what you're going to use it for?

I'm guessing a lightweight driveshaft. Everything on either end of it has already broken and it's feeling left out. }:)

As a bonus everyone that runs after him will have a flat from all the carbon shards.

Jayson Woodruff wrote:Hmm, tricky. Such a short run, other materials might be minimally more weight (like grams). If you NEED carbon, how about laying it out yourself or by some fiberglass worker? Three inch, thin wall... I'd make a few spares while you're at it.

Jay W

Bill Schenker wrote:I'm looking for thin-walled, 3" o.d., 2' long, CF tubing; anyone know of a good, cheap source for the stuff?

TIA

Bill

Yeah, I wouldn't be saving that much over the alu. I have now, though that stuff is pretty thick walled. Thought about laying it up my self, but would have to get a right sized mandrel, a way of vacuum bagging it, etc. - was hoping to find something relatively low cost and thin walled.

Robert Puertas wrote:http://www.carbonfibertubeshop.com/more%20tubing.html

or

http://www.offshorespars.com/store/spar ... ubing.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


or, 6061 aluminum:

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cf ... &top_cat=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The thin wall aluminum is going to weigh about 50% more than equivalent CF. Figure 1.4 lbs. for 2 linear feet of 3" od vs. .9 pounds for the thin cf tube. It's also going to cost about half as much assuming both are new and not scrap. However, you might find a scrap piece of aluminum that will work at IMS in Irvine and that would be substantially cheaper...

You might also try Wright Hardware in Costa Mesa. They have all kinds of weird junk. Actually, if you've never been there before, that's probably not a good place for you to discover this close to Nationals...

Intake?

Thanks! That spar supplier might be the way to go! $88 for 2'. Less than half of the other stuff I found! And yes, for an intake.

Marshall Grice wrote:i'm curious what you're going to use it for?

Intake tract.

Uh, you mean "tract?" I don't think anyone's racing around under your hood... ;)

Edited to add: ... except maybe wayward pieces parts.

I used the first link Robert provided, http://www.carbonfibertubeshop.com/more%20tubing.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mike

for an intake pipe i'd use kevlar instead of carbon. Kevlar is lighter and you don't need the strength of carbon. plus it's probably cheaper.