[Supras] IC hoses and clamps

[berniek at technicaldevelop.com]

Jim, Joe:

Thanks for the information.  I did intend to braze a piece of perhaps #12
wire bent in a circle around the tubing ends.  But that is not possible to
do with the turbo.  The T-bolt clamps you mention:  Are they the ones with
the bolt at right angles to the clamp, that draws in both ends of the
clamp strap when tightened?

Take care.

Bernie


>
> 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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