Weld Vband on Stock Tbody?
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Weld Vband on Stock Tbody?
who here has welded a vband to a stock tb. Any pics... and what size aluminum vband did you use for the job. Using silicon and tbolt and it wont stay on at 25+ psi now. Want something to solve the problem for good.
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A good bead and clamp should hold lots of boost. Ensuring all surfaces are spotlessly clean of course, maybe some hairspray to help them stick.
Or a bolted brace across the two sections of metal to secure them together so they cant pull the silicone coupler apart.
ie this sort of thing
http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo...Path=1022_1213
Or this style of clamp is popular and allows some flex at the joint, Wiggins type joint
http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo...oducts_id=1628
There seem to be cheaper versions on egay etc, search clamshell clamp, pegasus clamp
Or a bolted brace across the two sections of metal to secure them together so they cant pull the silicone coupler apart.
ie this sort of thing
http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo...Path=1022_1213
Or this style of clamp is popular and allows some flex at the joint, Wiggins type joint
http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo...oducts_id=1628
There seem to be cheaper versions on egay etc, search clamshell clamp, pegasus clamp
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I have a stock ls1 throttle body with a 4" vband welded on and an 4" aluminum elbow with the other vband on it. I bought it from a member on here but switched intakes and can't use it. ( need an ls2 style throttle body. I will sell it cheap. It needs cleaned up. He put a black wrinkle finish on it. The elbow reduces down to 3" after the 90
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I used to blow boots off of my diesel truck at 40 PSI...used the strut rod method on the pipe to pipe...would be an easy alternative to buying an expensive v-band.
Plus, you will still have the flexible properties of the silicone boot using a strut bar.
Plus, you will still have the flexible properties of the silicone boot using a strut bar.
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All these joints/braces etc. are completely over kill. If you want to just weld a bead on the TB that would be a good idea but with a properly sized boot and a GOOD clamp you shouldn't have to worry about secondary clamping methods untill you get into the 60+ PSI range. Clean your pipes and make sure you have quality stuff and try it again. I push 55 PSI daily in my F-250. I had this happen a few times in the past and it was nothing more than dirty pipes and crappy equipment.