This is my first write up... nothing major but I hope some people use it

tools:
pencil
drill

Here is a picture of the apexi filter by itself...
tons of threaded holes with nothign to attach to it!

My local homedepot had this treasure - a PVC drain for showers and such.

Another shot of the backside of it.
you can unscrew a piece of the PVC off and you get this:

4 bolts are located here that hold another piece of pvc that is not needed
Taking those bolts off will take apart the two pieces of PVC as shown here:
Using the left piece, I can use that as a template for the flange! By holding it against the filter,you can see how the corners of the openings line up with the threads on the filter....

now you rest that piece back into the main PVC part and use a pencil to draw a couple dots based on what you saw in the previous step.

Drill the marked areas and you make 4 nice holes

now with the 4 bolts that came with the filter (or in my case, mine didn't come with any so I used 4 10mm bolts) Bolts the puppy onto the filter and this is would you should get

 

Nicely done! I may run a filter this time

 

pimp, thats lighter then the real one.. thats the only thing i hate about it.. it weighes like 5 lbs.. haha, i know we are all concerned about weight reduction..

 

good thinkin

 

Nice job McGuyver!

 

great write up, thanks

 

Looks good....but,

Theres actually a better flange that HomeDepot retails that works even better. From that picture, it kinda looks like the inlet is only 2 1/2" maybe?

Look for a 3" drain flange that has this gratting over the top of it. It is perfect for the Apexi filter...and...its black.

 

another "Home Depot DIY" Im lovin it!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bryson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks good....but,

Theres actually a better flange that HomeDepot retails that works even better. From that picture, it kinda looks like the inlet is only 2 1/2" maybe?

Look for a 3" drain flange that has this gratting over the top of it. It is perfect for the Apexi filter...and...its black. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup, I used that same one... APEXi filter is great, DIY makes it better

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bryson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks good....but,

Theres actually a better flange that HomeDepot retails that works even better. From that picture, it kinda looks like the inlet is only 2 1/2" maybe?

Look for a 3" drain flange that has this gratting over the top of it. It is perfect for the Apexi filter...and...its black. </TD></TR></TABLE>

can u explain where you got this piece?
me and a friend spent a while at homedepot and only could find this

 

Thank you.
Ive been meaning to run the Apex filter.

Its too bad you dont have part numbers, prices etc.

 

the universal's come with a flange.....could somebody explain to me why this is used? they come in 70,75, and 80mm's good write-up regardless

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mamaboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the universal's come with a flange.....could somebody explain to me why this is used? they come in 70,75, and 80mm's good write-up regardless</TD></TR></TABLE>

i believe the universals come with GASKETS not flanges
so you have to make your own

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Muckman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thank you.
Ive been meaning to run the Apex filter.

Its too bad you dont have part numbers, prices etc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the pvc part was a little over 6 bucks for one...
the only thing it says is No. 42213

 

it does come with a cast flange...i just bought a 70mm for my d16z6 swap and it comes with a cast flange and gasket