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Old 07-17-14, 12:37 PM
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Can I grind off this waterpump housing airpump ear?

I'm anticipating trouble clocking the turbo/charge piping the way I want it because this ear and the filler neck will get in the way.

Can I cut this ear off without any issues? It doesn't outwardly appear to have any significance to the structural integrity of the housing.
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Old 07-17-14, 12:47 PM
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I haven't personally done it, but have seen it done on many others. I think pretty common for you single turbo guys.

You've got way too many intake runners too. I think you can probably cut a couple of those off...if you want.
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You need permission from "Rice Racing".
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Awesome!!!
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If you take the filler neck off you can see up in there and feel around to see how far you can cut then grind down.
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you can chop them off, any part that looks like it's just to support the bracket is just that, I cut mine a while ago, bugged me how it looked..

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You need permission from "Rice Racing".
huh?

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