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Hey ppls.

Well, I'm about to start manufacture of my AFM to TURBO reinforcement ducts.

I'm going to be making up a bunch of aluminium pipes to splice into the standard duct from the Air Flow Meter to the mouth of the turbo.

Reason?

It is well documented that at boost levels of around 0.9 bar, the standard rubber pipe can suck closed, resulting in everything you would expect to happen with bugger all air getting into the engine.

In hot weather this phenomenon will happen easier as the pipe heats up and becomes softer.

Solution?

I'm making up a section of pipe that will 'splice' into the standard AFM to Turbo duct. You will simply cut the standard Rubber Duct and remove a small section of rib, then insert the section of pipe, then clamp up the pipe and reinstall the new duct.

Construction?

Mandrel bent pieces aluminium, in a raw finsih, TIG welded. No polishing will be done, but if you want to do it when you recieve your pipe, the aluminum is ready for it. There will be sufficient pipe at either end to give a good seal to to the air. The best finish will probably be either anodised or powder coated. I would recommend podwer coating personally.

Currently the R33 rubber duct is down at the fabricators being prototyped, and I expect a sample to be ready around the start of March 2005

Not sure of the final price until I get the samples back but they will be cheaper than what you could do yourself!!

The standard duct will not be able to be returned to standard after fitting the new section of pipe, but the duct will be such that it will be virtually invisible to the untrained eye.

They will fit in a TNT Airbag, so freight anywhere in the country will be $15.

Maybe if somebody in each state wants to be a distributor the freight can be greatly reduced.

So, who's interested??

Please advise your model of car.

R31s

Angry (RB20DET)

AnFz

Total R31 = 2

R32s

-Joel-

Sheepy

Predator

WazR32GTS-T

KICKIN (Ceffy)

FAT32

Jolinator

TurboX

26GTS

tkch55

sskylinee

Memph

Total R32 = 12

R33s

RedlineGTR

Robo's

Pinoi-Boi-r33

Riceline

B1 Mr_Fanny

Wolverine

Xr8Eater

gtrGhosTDoGG11

burnfest

SydnetKid (Stagea R33)

Jay95R33 (Stagea R33)

ICE12 (Stagea R33)

SKYBEE

|PRESA|

Trust33

tridentt150v

BLakniTE

SKYNUTS

lbfalcon

GOR33

Bobjones

CMS Drifter

knore

drewecrome

halz

R33 newbie

predator

R33_KRAZY

nacional

craz0

gts-wpn

LANFOH

Babia

r0ma

NZM.031

Zebbie

MYSTR33

Race__24

abcent

R33impul

13_Devil

cd04

YogiR33

Bazr33

Terminal

gR33ddy

Total R33 = 46

R34s

ME of course

Adzmax

Daz

Muz

Abo Bob

Coxy_

GTTR34

Neo_R34

CNBLOW

HKS34R

ascension

Total R34 = 11

Total So Far 72

BASS OUT

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plz be sure to post pics of at least one of the r32 or r33 kits fitted ..coz i've recently fitted cooler piping for FMIC and i think this pipe may not fit anymore.

Matt

Robo,

I will try my best.

Angry, the pipe splices into the standard duct, so it will definently fit.

Bobjones, Will be mandrel bend and fabricated.

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