safety cone intake?
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safety cone intake?
I bought a 52 mm Edelbrock TB and when I went to install it realized my accordion is too small for it. I'm searching for alternate ideas besides butchering my stock accordion. I searched through Home Depot for something to use and the only 2 things that I can work with are orange safety cones and vinyl flooring, but the vinyl flooring has a paper backing so I can't melt it together without burning it up. What have some of you other guys done to make your bigger TBs work?
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Re: safety cone intake? (castivers)
i first made a mold out of sheetmetal( a cone), then i overlayed a carbon fiber sheet over it using epoxy. when that had cured i removed the sheet metal mold and trimmed up the ends. i then used the thin black neoprene weatherstrip inside the ends for a gasket. they look cool and very high tech, plus they offer a smooth air passage. :cheers:
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Re: safety cone intake? (castivers)
A hair dryer works good to soften the plastic. Mine is installed on a BBK 58mm. Heated it from the inside for a couple of minutes and wiggled it on without too much hassle. If you remove the Mass Air, a 3" piece of schedule 10 pvc pipe, 6-8" long, replaces easy.
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Re: safety cone intake? (CentralCoaster)
Some turpentine will help soften it up also. At some point it'll melt in your hands.
Scorp508 has some experience with chemically stretching neopreme seals...Try asking him what he used on his oil cooler seal...
