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Old 07-29-2006, 02:17 PM   #1249 (permalink)
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Default Re: ---===The Official MAFT-Pro Thread===---

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Originally Posted by TurboBob
the pipe is probably a bit thin, you should use a bung.....

That said, I tapped an oil pan years ago (turbo on my Impala SS....), we made the hole using a series of metal punches so the hole bent inward a lot and gave us meat to cut with the tap......

But a bung is best. On my car we tapped the plastic Y pipe, then reinforced it by putting a couple hose clamps near the hole to prevent it from splitting.....

Bob
True.. But it's nice stainless steel.. welding a bung would be pretty nasty.. Someone mentioned drilling a hole and then putting a nut on the inside somehow, but I have nightmares of it coming loose under full boost and sucking into the engine.. Threadlock? Once I puncture the y-pipe it's really only good for speed density use anyway.. maybe some JB weld or something.. hmmm..
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