so im working on a fuel line recall today and found this.... i dont know who built this guys engine, but they think pvc piping is acceptable for intercooler piping.
I have Home Depot, Menards, and Ace stuff all over my car. Wanna race? (For the record, that pic looks like they did it pretty sloppy)
At first I was thinking that the pipe (which i beleve is actually ABS), wouln't hold pressure, but the data that I find tells me that a 2" elbow should support somewhere near 110 PSI. My question would be more about the rubber fittings and the number of joints. The whole assembly probably works short term, but I would think that it might be a good idea to get a more designed for application part when posible? I think that whoever made this is pretty smart, given that a replacment part probably was not readily available!
The rubber hoses, if they aren't the OEM hoses, might be an issue. But I've seen stock OEM hoses that look like that after a couple removal/re-installs. Especially if you are a lazy slackass and you don't bother lining up the hose clamps and making sure things aren't twisted all to hell when you put it back together. Your stock couplers are rubber, and what I see there looks like the hose coupler that goes to the throttle body being re-purposed. You can see the worm gear marks from its previous use. I don't condone that sort of behavior, but then again, I also don't recommend replacing the throttle body coupler hose every time you have to remove it.
Actually I think that the TB coupler is a bit larger diameter than the hose used at this point, those appear to be flexible couplers for home improvment plumbing use. I bet they expand a bit during boost, and probably do not take the heat very well!
The tmic on our lgt is pieced together with hardware store parts. Fms did a great job of making it impossible to reuse the stock bpv (angle is way off so even if the return hose reached it would be 50% pinched off by the end tanks). Mud flaps, spoilers, front lips... that kind of stuff is just being a cheap ass. Custom brackets, couplers, etc... that's being resourceful. Not sure which side of the line this one falls on, but based on the hose clamps (and placement) I'm going with cheap. Look for wood screws holding body panels and fender liners in place.
It was actually the factory piece but it must have split. The turbo side of it was backwards and didn't seal on the turbo at all
Last time I was reading a thread on a Honda forum, they were suggesting using soup cans and worm clamps to stop exhaust leaks....
