$20 intake elbow.
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$20 intake elbow. my $25 dollar intake elbow come in the mail yesterday, thought i would share a pic with you guys..
i'm gonna move my iat to my cai intake because it already had a provision for it, i'm also gonna drill a small hole for the opti vacuum line in the elbow. i also am ordering a 3.75 to 3.5 reducer to go from my cai to my maf actually needed a new one anyways, but the elbow i ordered is about an inch shorter than a stock elbow.. it should work pretty good and i wont have to worry about it tearing.
i'm gonna move my iat to my cai intake because it already had a provision for it, i'm also gonna drill a small hole for the opti vacuum line in the elbow. i also am ordering a 3.75 to 3.5 reducer to go from my cai to my maf actually needed a new one anyways, but the elbow i ordered is about an inch shorter than a stock elbow.. it should work pretty good and i wont have to worry about it tearing.
Last edited by brucer; Jul 30, 2010 at 12:20 PM.
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I'm surprised to read so much negative response to what looks like a nice piece of silicone to me. I would prefer the common TFS alum. elbow, but sounds like the OP wanted something a bit cheaper.
I'm sure this will work just fine.
I'm sure this will work just fine.
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Especially when it is pretty close to the factory elbow lol
Have you seen how much smaller the tfs elbow is than the stock one? The stock/1le is the best flowing elbow out there. People that change them put on an inferior product.
Last edited by speed_demon24; Jul 30, 2010 at 06:07 PM.
sorry, but I have no knowledge
I do know the elbow he has will work and it's not a total piece of **** IMO. I never said it was worth x HP , but will say it will get the job done and I bet if he swapped TFS, 1LE or this he would see little to no difference in power.
yes the 1LE elbow is a nice piece and we have used them many times
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well the reason i posted it is that i have been looking at prices for stock elbows, and 1le elbows, and they are to pricey for me, plus they tear pretty easy over time.. i have 3 stock elbows that come from who knows where, and all of them are ripped to $hit and unusable..
i wont pay $75-$80 for a trickflow elbow, if they were around $40 maybe..but i think its a ridiculous price for a cast part that probably cost $10 to make..
i looked at the crt elbows and was thinking of buying one of those, definetly a better price than the trickflows...
then i looked at the silicone intake elbows and for $20 plus shipping, it was a no brainer, and guess what, its 4 ply, and fiber reinforced, so its probably not going to tear..
i took the bend into consideration, but i bet it will flow plenty of air for a 350 or 355c.i. reving to 6k, and probably more... probably flows just as well as a stock elbow anyways.
the silicone elbow is a cheap alternative, might not be for people that want to pay $50-$100 for an elbow, but alot of people dont want to pay that much especially the way the economy is at the moment...
i wont pay $75-$80 for a trickflow elbow, if they were around $40 maybe..but i think its a ridiculous price for a cast part that probably cost $10 to make..
i looked at the crt elbows and was thinking of buying one of those, definetly a better price than the trickflows...
then i looked at the silicone intake elbows and for $20 plus shipping, it was a no brainer, and guess what, its 4 ply, and fiber reinforced, so its probably not going to tear..
i took the bend into consideration, but i bet it will flow plenty of air for a 350 or 355c.i. reving to 6k, and probably more... probably flows just as well as a stock elbow anyways.
the silicone elbow is a cheap alternative, might not be for people that want to pay $50-$100 for an elbow, but alot of people dont want to pay that much especially the way the economy is at the moment...
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ok i took some pics for the naysayers...
from left to right:
the first pic i took of the outer radius, this radius matches with the stock elbow near perfectly..
the second pic is of the inside radius, the radius' matches pretty close. not as close as the large radius, but pretty close..
the third pic of the 3.5diameter end that connects to the maf. this shows the thickness, and also the nylon fabric reinforcement layers in the silicone elbow. plus shows how the stock elbow is actually smaller in diameter after the clamp provision.. remember the silicone elbow is about an inch shorter than the stock elbow so it throws the picture off a little.
the smaller diameter area just past the clamp provision on the oval end,the area where the donkey d!ck provision is, and the bellows area of the stock elbow have to promote turbulence.. i'm no scientist, but from looking at it it looks evident to me... i believe the $20 silicone elbow will flow much better than stock actually now that i compare the 2 side by side.. then the fact that stock elbows tend to shread to pieces after time.. i think i made a good reasonable/economical upgrade to my intake system.
from left to right:
the first pic i took of the outer radius, this radius matches with the stock elbow near perfectly..
the second pic is of the inside radius, the radius' matches pretty close. not as close as the large radius, but pretty close..
the third pic of the 3.5diameter end that connects to the maf. this shows the thickness, and also the nylon fabric reinforcement layers in the silicone elbow. plus shows how the stock elbow is actually smaller in diameter after the clamp provision.. remember the silicone elbow is about an inch shorter than the stock elbow so it throws the picture off a little.
the smaller diameter area just past the clamp provision on the oval end,the area where the donkey d!ck provision is, and the bellows area of the stock elbow have to promote turbulence.. i'm no scientist, but from looking at it it looks evident to me... i believe the $20 silicone elbow will flow much better than stock actually now that i compare the 2 side by side.. then the fact that stock elbows tend to shread to pieces after time.. i think i made a good reasonable/economical upgrade to my intake system.
Last edited by brucer; Jul 31, 2010 at 02:39 AM.
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ok i took some pics for the naysayers...
from left to right:
the first pic i took of the outer radius, this radius matches with the stock elbow near perfectly..
the second pic is of the inside radius, the radius' matches pretty close. not as close as the large radius, but pretty close..
the third pic of the 3.5diameter end that connects to the maf. this shows the thickness, and also the nylon fabric reinforcement layers in the silicone elbow. plus shows how the stock elbow is actually smaller in diameter after the clamp provision.. remember the silicone elbow is about an inch shorter than the stock elbow so it throws the picture off a little.
the smaller diameter area just past the clamp provision on the oval end,the area where the donkey d!ck provision is, and the bellows area of the stock elbow have to promote turbulence.. i'm no scientist, but from looking at it it looks evident to me... i believe the $20 silicone elbow will flow much better than stock actually now that i compare the 2 side by side.. then the fact that stock elbows tend to shread to pieces after time.. i think i made a good reasonable/economical upgrade to my intake system.
from left to right:
the first pic i took of the outer radius, this radius matches with the stock elbow near perfectly..
the second pic is of the inside radius, the radius' matches pretty close. not as close as the large radius, but pretty close..
the third pic of the 3.5diameter end that connects to the maf. this shows the thickness, and also the nylon fabric reinforcement layers in the silicone elbow. plus shows how the stock elbow is actually smaller in diameter after the clamp provision.. remember the silicone elbow is about an inch shorter than the stock elbow so it throws the picture off a little.
the smaller diameter area just past the clamp provision on the oval end,the area where the donkey d!ck provision is, and the bellows area of the stock elbow have to promote turbulence.. i'm no scientist, but from looking at it it looks evident to me... i believe the $20 silicone elbow will flow much better than stock actually now that i compare the 2 side by side.. then the fact that stock elbows tend to shread to pieces after time.. i think i made a good reasonable/economical upgrade to my intake system.
