Finally Another test Drive and BOOM

tjh566

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Well, I was turning onto the road towards my house sittin in first gear about 2k rpms, i Gun it and at about 4-5k rpm I hear this awful BOOM. I was like wtf was that, the car was still running but only makin like 2 psi, and runnin really wierd like. Heres the carnage:



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LoL, stupid coupling blew out, I thought somethin had broke for sure. Just ordered a stronger one hopefully it'll be here soon :bang:
 

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btw, nice welding job; tig?

if it is straight, you can get something like this at home depot, they are like $4

see the connector between the pvc intake pipe and the throttle body. that thing wont give way

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yes it was an el cheapo coupling, pretty thin and didnt hold up too well with the heat, i noticed it was getting soft after a little run. The one I ordered is 4 ply silicone 500* F temp rating with 25 psi rating. that should hold it. and the full pics including the build up is in my sig.