Am I the only one to not find the 4x3 downspout connector at HD or Lowe's? It also appears that I'll have to paint the PVC since no one carries in in black.

The painted PVC will work fine. It seems there is a great variance in what you can find in different stores around the country! I have not found the 4x3 downspout connector here either.

- Jack

I ordered the downspout connector online and it should be in my local Lowe's store in 2 days. I'll just buy the white PVC pipe and coupler and paint it...

I don't see any reason why the painted PVC shouldn't work. Just be sure to use a paint intended for plastics and it should be fine.

I know it will work...I just didn't want to have to mess with painting it.

Look at it this way. Now you can pick any paint color you would like! Or maybe just black.

Lars

When I said it should work I was thinking in terms of the outer diameter. Anyway you should be fine. :o

I might be confusing the two different types of pipe here. Is there a difference in the white and black pipes? When I went to Lowe's the DWV stuff they showed me was corrugated and flexible. They didn't know what I was talking about when I asked for a rigid DWV pipe, much like the white PVC, but in black.

I don't know how well the corrugated pipe would work. What I've seen has fairly thin walls, and, if the outside diameter is right for the bellows, then it might have trouble fitting into the fender hole. However, it's not that expensive, and if it looks like it might work, I say give it a try. If it fits, it will work just fine.

The white PVC pipe is Sch 40, and has fairly thick walls. Dimensionally, it is identical to the black ABS pipe that I used.

There is little or no stress on this part of the intake. You can use just about anything that gives you the "tube" effect there.

- Jack

I didn't want to use the corregated stuff since it's not smooth inside and that may disrupt the air flow....and it doesn't look as good as the smooth sch 40 pipe.