Originally Posted by Sledge Hammer

I am not trying to bust your chops, but I see this all the time. This is folklore. Read your policy and look for the exclusion that says that if you use non coast guard approved equipment your claim can be denied. You will not find such an exclusion.

Originally Posted by Young Performance

I just make my own. The stock pickup is nothing more than a plastic tube. The problem isn't so much the tube diameter. It isn't very big, but the hole in the aluminum fitting is only about 3/16". On top of that, when you screw an adapter fitting into it, you end up blocking half of the hole. I have seem them where the hole ends up being not much more than 1/8" when it's all said and done. I use 1/2" id S.S. tubing with a 3/8" x #10 90* SS fitting. First I bore out the pipe thread side of the fitting so that it is also 1/2". That is why I use SS, so it is still strong enough after boring the fitting. Then the tube is tig welded in place. This is enough pickup to support over 1000 hp.
I would be glad to make one for you if you need it.
Eddie