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      05-05-2017, 11:14 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by _des_ View Post
I think you guys are completely overlooking something.
The coupler will collapse under suction. That is why the BMS one is a solid hard pipe with a filter. I went down this road long ago on my Mitsubishi evo. I thought it was genius and a saved a penny. Until I put the car on the dyno and could see the coupler collapsing under wot.

When it is collapsed it will obviously be restrictive.
i get what you're saying. i'm wondering if there's any hard pipes on Ebay we could use instead?
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