alright, i made a shim out of 1/16" galvanized steel and drilled 2 holes, 1 to secure to aluminum engine component and the other to attach the intake pipe bracket to. It seems a lot more stout.
Only question remains is if the torque being applied by this "lever" of sorts will cause any...
here is a pic of the installed pipe in engine:
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac282/bzavetsky/xterra/two.jpg
if you look at the pic, you can't see the bracket i am talking about but it's near the red filter hidden in the pic but it goes to the area near that light green cap on the...
hello! My first post here.
I am by no means a mechanical engineer as I studied computer science in college. My question has to do with adding what is known as a cold air intake onto my vehicle.
The design of the intake is such that the pipe fits at the throttle body via a silicone/rubber...