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Where to find t-clamps?
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:32 pm
by boostjunkie
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!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:09 pm
by ciper
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
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:12 pm
by vrg3
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...
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:34 pm
by JasonGrahn
you want these:
http://www.turbohoses.com/Clamp.htm
They're expensive as hell for a full set, but well worth it.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:28 am
by boostjunkie
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:49 am
by JasonGrahn
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:21 am
by vrg3
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. :)
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:23 am
by ciper
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:29 am
by mTk
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
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:16 pm
by magicmike
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
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:50 pm
by Legacy777
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:38 pm
by FG!!
Napa has t-bolt clamps.
Get the part number off the web site before you go in.
spring loaded:
or non spring loaded:
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:48 pm
by boostjunkie
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.