Thats why im gonna use an STI/Mazdaspeed3 flange on my water/air intercooler. Right on the Tank.
im gonna hold out on paying $50 for a pipe for a week, try to cut the nipple off this one and weld it to a pipe.
gotta get on it asap though. my temp fix on the stocker pipe has definitely blown. my car still boosts to 7 psi but i bet its running more at the compressor cause its leaking from the bpv fitting.
car sounds like weezy when you shift gears lol.
the 2.25 pipe is just temp anyway. when i do my proper water/air setup ill up the piping size, sell these hardpipes as a set to someone else who doesn't yet wanna get an fmic.
gonna paint them though.. should look at least half decent. pearl black, or metalic red.
:edit:
tried a sample weld to see if the flange could go right onto the pipe. success =) i only did half the flange and its pretty damn tough. if i did the whole way around and built up the gap all the way, that thing would never break.
my plan was to chase with a 3/4" holesaw, which is a little too small. so what ill actually do is predrill with my 1" holesaw and weld on. saved myself $50 =)
