[Supras] IC hoses and clamps

[Jim Jobe]

Also a good idea to either weld or form a bead around the end of
the pipe.  I personally prefer to use a bead roller but even
just a few sections of weld around the circ should help.

And yes, t-bolt clamps and zip ties everywhere.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 05:40:51AM -0400, joe at wilmcd.com wrote:
> Bernie, you will want to use T-bolt clamps for the silicone hoses. Worm
> clamps are total junk and you are right that the stock clamps just won't
> hold.
> 
> I've bought from a couple of places including turbohoses.com and
> hightempsilicone.com. I'm sure there are a ton of them on eBay as well.
> 
> -Joe
> 
> 
> > The popular silicone rubber hoses do not appear to offer any size
> > advantage over the stock parts, although rigid parts made from 2-1/8"
> > thin wall tubing (welded mandrel bends and straight sections) do.
> > Moreover I have rigid mounts in the car.  The question is one of hose
> > clamps. The stock band clamps and aftermarket screw/slotted band clamps
> > seem somewhat fragile at high compression.  It does not feel as if the
> > clamp can get a new hose tight enough that it will not blow off at 15
> > PSI boost with new stock hoses after a little while.  So I reinsalled
> > the two hoses and the cast aluminum 45 degree ell from the intercooler
> > to the turbo with formerly used hoses.  At least they are indetented
> > enough at the hole clamp location that they will hold for sometime,
> > particularly at the turbo outlet.  Has any one else had the same
> > expeience?
> >
> >
> > BernieK.
> >
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