Where to find 2.25" reducer for MAFT?

[The Wave]

As the thread reads. I am looking everywhere for a 2.25" to 3.2" reducer for the MAFT. Does anybody know where to get them? Also, if anyone knows of where one can find a supra pump for cheap, that would be wonderful as well.

 

[MrBoxx]

http://www.diamondstarmotorsport.com/diyparts.shtml

They have a 2.25"-3" coupler, but not 3.2"

I think your best bet might be to get a 2.5"-3.2" coupler and use a 2.5" intercooler pipe, then closer to your intercooler, transition down from a 2.5" to a 2.25", even transitioning to 2.5" directly from your IC outlet if need be.

 

[The Wave]

The problem is I have 2.25" intercooler piping. I had a shop do the piping for me, and I ordered 2.5". Unfortunatly, I was leaving school at the time, and by the time I noticed it was 2.25", I was 2500 miles across the country. I figure Im gonna need to upgrade at some point with the setup I'm installing, but I don't have the money to do it yet.

 

[MrBoxx]

Okay, I can work around that. We just have to think outside the boxx (pun) a little.

You HAVE 2.25" intercooler piping. You HAVE a 3.2" MAF that you need to connect to it. No one makes a 2.25"-3.2" coupler, but you can get a 2.5"-3.2" coupler made for a MAF. So... is there a way to turn your 2.25" intercooler piping into 2.5" intercooler piping? I think there's a way, but it may not work.

Find a 2.25" inside diameter radiator hose or coupler. Fit it around the intercooler piping end. This should bring the outside diameter of the intercooler pipe to around 2.5" or so. Basically, you're creating a sleeve that will increase the diamter of the pipe to be able to use a 2.5" transition coupler. The same thing is used on the stock turbo intake pipe to increase the diameter of the turbo compressor inlet. The only thing I'm not sure about is how well a T-bolt clamp will hold both couplers on the pipe. Perhaps a wiseman or another tuner who's had some experience with something like that can give a little insight whether it would work or not.

Edit: Just had a different thought in the same vein as the one above. If you had your intercooler pipes made, have the fabricator or someone else weld on a 2.5" metal sleeve that has a beaded end over the 2.25" intercooler pipe. That might be a little more reliable.

 

[The Wave]

Think it may work if I JB welded the a 2.25" hose inside the 2.5" side?

 

[MrBoxx]

If you mean JB Welding a 2.25" metal pipe inside a 2.5" metal pipe... yeah, that might work. If you meant JB Welding a metal pipe inside a rubber hose.... I'd hesitate to do that.

 

[Rex2342]

www.siliconeintakes.com

Try them they should have what your looking for. You would need a 2.25-3.25 reducer. The 3" maf is actually 3 1/4"

 

[The Wave]

Excellent. Thank you very much.

 

[Rex2342]

Excellent. Thank you very much.

No problem! I've been using there stuff on my car for a few months now without any problems. The couplers are actually very nice and have held up to 24psi (don't ask) on my car so far. I did manage to strip the threads on one of the t-bolts but I think it was becuase I was using a ratchet and just over tightened it. The company owner runs a DSM too!

 

[Crimsin]

YOu can get 2.5 to 3" silicone coupler at pepboys