anyone know what kind of plastic its made out of??

 

Polypropylene is common in plastic car parts. That would be my guess.

 

ABS based on how it smells when it is burned.

 

cool, i was messing with my plastic welder and modified it for my turbo setup

 

first time plastic welding

 

I hope you plan on sanding and painting that thing. I know it was your first time so I won't give you any ****.

 

what happened to that thing?

 

ya gonna sand and paint, the welder was messing up halfway through so i had to use a torch.

 

i cut it up. it needed to be straight

 

plastic?? mine was aluminium..

 

TIIs have an aluminum throttle body horn, NAs are plastic.

I've personally never been thrilled with the plastic adapters in turbo applications. They get quite soft.

 

ahhhh now i see.. didnt see any comments on this being a NA

 

i use an n/a plastic elbow in my turbo application but i never butchered it like that, granted i shortened the oil filler tube to accomodate the new piping direction and sealed the elbow to the throttle body with sealant. it doesn't leak any if at all, not as bad as some people make it seem. the stock IAT sensor on the other hand that i tapped into it, leaks a bit through the internal terminals..

i wouldn't trust plastic welding to be solid, i bet if you do a leakdown test you will see it has hundreds of tiny pinholes leaking air.

 

ya its n/a. its only temporary.

 

besides how else are you supposed to learn how to weld?

 

Pick up a TIG torch and some scrap metal and got to town.

 

plastic welding is nothing like any other type of welding.

 

so ive noticed.