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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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where can i find cheap rubber couplers for a custom intake that i am building?

off ebay, everyone wants like 6 dollars for 1...
and even more for a 3"->2.5"
what gives?

maybe a plumbing store?
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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try home depot.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jani
try home depot.
i did, their 3" are way too big for some odd reason. i think tose are made for the really thick PVC pipes.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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i think like ractive has them pretty cheap...but then again your gonna get what u pay for...just spend the money and get a good kind so u dont have to replace later on down the road
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by silvic00
i think like ractive has them pretty cheap...but then again your gonna get what u pay for...just spend the money and get a good kind so u dont have to replace later on down the road
replace them?

ive never heard of problems with couplers especially for just an intake.
this isnt for turbo applications
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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yes i have seen people be cheap and get cheap couplers and they crack and detoriate and there for leak
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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napa. go there and ask to see there rubber tubing for semi trucks. its very sturdy, and its what i will use for my turbo setup. its like 12bux a foot or something like that
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by raiden571
napa. go there and ask to see there rubber tubing for semi trucks. its very sturdy, and its what i will use for my turbo setup. its like 12bux a foot or something like that
good stuff, thanks
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