Intake X-over pipe ?s

[TYRODD]

The factory intake air crossover pipe-what type of plastic is it? Need to know this so I can cam-weld the cracks on mine (under the clamps). Dont really want to risk cutting too much off and making it completely worthless (can cut strips off it to use as plastic welding rod). It seems like PVC or ABS.

Kind of a strange request, but hey...

 

[Sy769]

It is the kind of plastic that eventually will break and ruin your turbo.

Can't wait to get rid of mine.

 

[TYRODD]

Well I Knew that!! But seriously, does anybody know what type of plastic rod I can use to weld it? I prolly wont have It on there much longer, but I know these parts are getting much harder to get a hold of, just trying to conserve limited resources.

 

[TYRODD]

Welding it shouldnt be too difficult for me to do, as I used to cam-weld RV holding tanks where I work(yes shit tanks :evil: ) I can weld plastic a HELL of a lot better than I can aluminum/steel, so Its worth a shot IMO.

 

[Drac0nic]

Understand the being up to your ears in tanks, work in the LP industry. rather ironic since I'm a pyro and hate painting (I'm a painter mostly) but that's another rant. In our business we've got a saying:Tanks a lot.

 

[TYRODD]

Yeah we had a saying in our shop when we had to work on these things, it was a "shitty" job, literally. :uker::

 

[Rexxenexx]

It is the kind of plastic that eventually will break and ruin your turbo.

Can't wait to get rid of mine.

Funny you should say that. I guess my Ty got a little hungry last week and ate a little plastic. About 2" broke right before the orange hose. Luckily only a pinkey nail size piece of plastic got inhilated resulting in one chipped blade, one half curled blade, and one partly curled blade. I cut the broken area so its flat, threw away the busted pieces, then high-rided the orange hose. Now Im looking for a new turbo and intake pipe.