+2 on j.b.weld
that stuff is great ..
im sure the rest of the piece might break before the j.b.weld joint does ..

important to mix properly

but yeah it holds ..

good luck
it looks great under there ...

 

ohhh yeah, snowcross and FUKINRIDER know what i'm talking about.

the stuff is fairly inexpensive as well (about $10)

give it a shot Csquared, before you go ripping all that plumbing out for the stocks.

 

Id try going through Fujita first. If no luck, get those out of there and replace with stock asap. as others have said, not worth damaging more of your engine, engine bay or intakes.

btw, just ordered the R2C.....

 

Although it's true that you're looking at about 30 seconds of welding, the prep time may be more than a few minutes.
Once aluminum is painted, it's damn near impossible to prep the area for tig welding. Sanding the material down to bare metal places small microscopic fragments of paint into the pores of the aluminum and that in turn corrupts the weld.
With that being said, it's not like it has to be structurally sound. It just has to hold. I wouldn't bring it to a body shop though... bring it to a welding shop. A job that small, most people wouldn't even bother charging you if you left it and picked it up a day or so later.

 

Just toss it aside Csquared and join the R2C club with bat and myself.

Seriously though, it is worth trying to go through Fujita first I mean worst the can happen is that they tell you no.

 

+3 on the JB Weld. That stuff has held radiators together for me for years. It's some strong a$$ stuff and should hold as well, if not better than the original weld. Just make sure not to use the 4 minute fast drying stuff... from my experience, that stuff is not as strong as the original JB Weld that needs to be left overnight to fully cure.

My guess is that that original weld was a bad weld.

 

Looks like you have to try out the JB Weld Squared. Keep us posted on your progress hopefully you can get your intakes up and running again.

 

Sucks to see that Clement, welcome back though.

Time to upgrade a get a proper set of intakes.