The last piece I needed to complete the install was
this pipe. A very expensive custom fabricated pipe but I think it turned
out well and allowed me to keep the Efini "Y" pipe and not be bothered
with clearance issues associated with the stock air pump. The pipe was
fabricated by Mitch Piper using two 90 degree 2.75" elbows from Burns Stainless.
And there you have it, the finished product of 3 months
of effort.
Another angle
One more.
While I was having the IC inlet pipe fabricated I
thought it might be a good time to have an intake hard pipe made at the
same time. I just had the upper pipe made to replace the stock rubber accordion
as having the lower fabricated would have required completely disassembling
the intake ...again. The pipe was made using a single 2.5" 45 degree elbow.
I decided to stick with the stock rubber connectors as this is a low pressure
relatively low temperature application. Plus the OE connectors look kinda
good in this location... and are inexpensive.
So you have seen my use of the PVC piping elbows as
a *temporary* measure to make the car mobile and enable me to get it to
and from the shop, well this is why it should NEVER be used permenantly!
After driving the car only TWICE and only "boosting" the car ONCE, this
was the net result. Some severely distorted PVC.
Another angle of the PVC piping elbows.
For Day Two of Crispy's install effort
For Day Three of Crispy's install effort
For Day Four of Crispy's install effort
For Day Five of Crispy's install effort