Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-66.58.213.59-20130113030727/@comment-5934921-20130128212822

Beginning game, Buildcraft pipes have many advantages. They're cheaper, easier to craft, and simpler. However, once you need more advanced tube systems, Redpower Pipes are the way to go. They will never overflow, can carry a redstone signal to pulse connected machines, are compatible with micro blocks and can be hidden, and they are simpler in many ways: only 3 types of pipes, and they only need a transposer (Fairly easily crafted) and a pulse to make work. They can also work inline, so you can suck out of a Orb Power Flower losing only one relay and one collector. To to this with Buildcraft, you need a wooden pipe, a redstone engine, and a redstone torch, cutting into the power flower. Bottom line: BC pipes are better in the beginning, and RP2 tubes are better mid- to endgame