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Old 09-13-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Question Nozzle on aluminum piping

do i just drill and put it in? to drill tape it for 3/8 NPT and screw in noozle?
its fmic piping which doesnt look too thick.
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Default Re: Nozzle on aluminum piping

I think it's 1/8 NPT. Any idea how thick it actually is?
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Default Re: Nozzle on aluminum piping

uhm yea thats what i meant lol. not too sure its regular intercooler pipes.
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Default Re: Nozzle on aluminum piping

Take off, take to your friendly local machine shop, get a boss TIG welded on, drilled and tapped 1/8" NPT. Give them the nozzle with the filter removed, and the tiny insert removed (check which way round it goes first) so that they can tap the tapered thread perfectly.

At least that's what I did on a Stainless pipe. And it's rock solid.

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Wish I knew a place that could do that.
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not too manypeope an weld aluminum around here.
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Then maybe thread an aluminum boss and epoxy it on with JB weld or similar after prepping both surfaces well (grind, clean with alcohol).

Aluminum welding can be done by TIG, MIG or even oxy-acetylene gas (with a lot of skill).

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in florida.
what boss do i use and where can i find? i think i found someone who can weld aluminum
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Default Re: Nozzle on aluminum piping

Any bit of round aluminum bar say 1' diameter approx, cut to match the nozzle length, then ground with a curve to match roughly the tubing.
Cleaned up and welded on, you then drill through and thread for 1/8" NPT (you can buy a tapping size drill with a matching tap together as a set at any good hardware store.)
Test the fit of the nozzle as you go along, as it's a tapered thread (cone-shaped), you go too far and it's loose..

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Default Re: Nozzle on aluminum piping

Also if it is thin aluminum you can mount the nozzle from the inside and use the bonded washer that comes with the kit. The nozzles are dual mount they can be outside or inside mounted.
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