5th Injector Elbow

[chrisrm82]

Hey guys.....so kylemorg helped me figure out how to hook up my unichip piggyback......so now i have the fun problem of locating or figuring out how to modify an elbow for the 5th injector heres a picture of the one i have now....any ideas or direction?

[KeWLKaT]

you need to make a custom elbow.

[Mahonroy]

Your going to need to weld an injector bung onto the elbow. Do you have the bung or is the picture the only thing you have? I could probably make one for you...

[chrisrm82]

yeah i dont have one.....thats all i got....so juss take the elbow out put it lightly in a vise drill w/e size whole a weld it on there......my roomate is a certified welder so no problem there......how much you want to make one?

[Cypher]

You don't listen/read well do you? Nathan (midnightsky) has an alpine elbow he is willing to sell you.

[KeWLKaT]

You don't listen/read well do you? Nathan (midnightsky) has an alpine elbow he is willing to sell you.

yeah but it wont fit

[Cypher]

why not?

[chrisrm82]

its at a almost 90 degree as where mines far more obtuse than that......i posted a picture of my piping in the opening post......

edit: PLEASE EXCUSE THE NASTY FILTER ITS DUE FOR A CLEANING!!!!!

[yamaha]

That piping looks like the nasty **** you get on eBay. Goodluck trying to weld an adaptor to that. I would just get someone to weld you a 45 degree fitting so you will be good.

[Cypher]

It was a kit thrown together by clarion.. what'd you expect man?

[chrisrm82]

why would it be hard to weld?....and what do u mean by fitting?

[yamaha]

That eBay Aluminum piping is horrid to weld, there is sand debris in it from being made. Get a 45 degree fitting made out of Alimunum of Mild Steel and have a injector fitting fabricated to work.

[chrisrm82]

so alumminum of mild steel is easier to weld im guessing?

[KeWLKaT]

He expressed himself wrong. He meant aluminum OR mild steel.

[chrisrm82]

oh ok......well my roomate is a certified welder so he juss got home and said he has a guy that welds alumminum really good and he said he has the bung i need to make it work so imma let him take the elbow with him wednesday and we'll see how it turns out...ill be sure to post the results.....what do i have to lose at the worst i'll need a new elbow....no bigg

[Mahonroy]

Yeah mild steel is way easier to weld than aluminum. Alpine sells injector bungs that have threads on them. So what I originally did on my old setup was went to the hardware store, bought 3 nuts, welded all 3 together, cut that at as shallow of an angle as possible, drilled an oblong hole in the elbow, then welded the 3 nuts to the elbow so the 5th injector threads into it.

Also on the angle, Maximum boost says to not go above what like 20 degree angle for additional injectors. I think its pretty much inpossible to get less than like 35 degrees, but I've even seen injectors mounted more closer to 90 degrees and supposedly it worked fine. IMO I wouldn't go above 45 degrees though

[chrisrm82]

you mean from dead on the top right like 45 degrees towards the back of the car?......oh yeah update......roommate is takin my elbow with him on saturday and gettin it welded up so im plannin on sat or sometime next week puttin in the unichip.....then on top of that i got the fun job of unhooking my safc2.....: (....its all crammed up under the dash and wired like an inch from the wire loom.....yay............not