Where to find t-clamps?

boostjunkie · Post by **boostjunkie** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:32 pm

Hey guys,

I just recently started having problems with my intercooler hose coming off under full boost. No matter how hard I clamp it down it just keeps coming off under boost!!

My roommate told me about these t-clamps, that hold tighter than the standard hose clamps.

Does anyone know where to find one? Thanks!

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:09 pm

I know what your talking about but they are NOT called T Clamps. Ill try to find the right name. I think they might be called T-Bolt Clamps.

Like this right?

edit: WOW!! READ THIS!!! http://www.autospeed.com.au/cms/article.html?&A=1596

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:12 pm

Which hose is this? The one going to your throttle body, or coming from the compressor outlet?

I haven't heard of T-clamps before, but if the pipe has a proper bead and you put the hose on past the bead and then tighten the clamp also past the bead, any decent worm-drive hose clamp should do (maybe with a little Loctite to help). If it doesn't have a rolled bead maybe you should figure out some way to put one on...

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:34 pm

you want these: http://www.turbohoses.com/Clamp.htm

They're expensive as hell for a full set, but well worth it.

boostjunkie · Post by **boostjunkie** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:28 am

It's actually the attachment from the compressor to the intercooler . . . on the intercooler side. It's a samco hose.

Unfortunately, the attachment on the intercooler doesn't have the little lip on it:(

Ciper, I think that's the clamp my roommate was talking about.

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:49 am

forget those clamps, get the ones that i showed you a picture of. They're the same style that are used with the NIRA turbo drag cars.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:21 am

boostjunkie - is it a plastic or metal tube that the Samco hoses clamp onto? If it's metal you could weld a bead down on it, or even just use a flaring tool to flare the end of the hose out a little. Maybe you could heat a flaring tool with a torch and do the same with plastic. :)

ciper · Post by **ciper** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:23 am

I have a wild idea, but I bet it will work great. First use some rubbing alcohol to clean the suface.

HAIR SPRAY No joke.

mTk · Post by **mTk** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:29 am

ciper wrote:HAIR SPRAY No joke.

That'd probably work really well, used to use hairspray to keep the grips on my bike from sliding.

MK

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:16 pm

Sometimes people use silicone or wd40 or something to aid in getting a tight hose on. Maybe this is the case here or maybe not. The best aproach would be to clean both surfaces like you guys said but use a little soapy water. Very slippery when wet and when it dries its like it was never there. (I like the hairspray idea also but have never tried it)

Just a thought,

Mike

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:50 pm

mk750 wrote:
ciper wrote:HAIR SPRAY No joke.
That'd probably work really well, used to use hairspray to keep the grips on my bike from sliding.

MK

Yup.....used to do that or a small shot of spray paint in the grips and then slide them on. Works great.

FG!! · Post by **FG!!** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:38 pm

Napa has t-bolt clamps.

Get the part number off the web site before you go in.

spring loaded:

or non spring loaded:

boostjunkie · Post by **boostjunkie** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:48 pm

Hmmm, it's actually plastic. I'll try your ideas and see what I can come up with, but I'll have to wait till the weekend to test. The last thing I need is to be driving to and from work and blow off the hose again . . . You gotta remove the whole damn intercooler to put it back on!!

I also think my DTT DC is fuxored! Now it doesn't seem to read va below .-22kpa. No vac leaks as far as I know and the engine idles smoothly.

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Where to find t-clamps?

Where to find t-clamps?