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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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Do you guys have a favorite place you buy T-Bolt clamps and silicone tubing?
There is one place, Turbohoses.com but they seemed really high to me.
Ebay has some decent stuff right?
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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I buy my t-bolt clamps here local, they are $2.50 each for 2.75-3.25 ones (Or something like that).

I would like to know a good place to buy silicone tube sections though.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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I have gotten t-bolt clamps from mcmaster carr.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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McMaster Carr has some nice stuff, They want $8ea for their stainless T-Bolts and $4ea for their Zinc Plated Steel.
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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I get them from Ramchargers, but I have the stores locally.

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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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Hitemp silicone sells a lote of stuff and they have decent pricing
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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Only one place to buy that stuff, www.hightempsilicone.com
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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They've got awesome prices! Not to mention anything you could ever need!
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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And Jim, the owner, is a great guy to deal with. He is a true enthusiast and if given the chance, he will talk your ear off about motors and forced induction.
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Originally Posted by black_yukon
And Jim, the owner, is a great guy to deal with. He is a true enthusiast and if given the chance, he will talk your ear off about motors and forced induction.

ha ha Thats so true..... Jim is a awsome guy..... i bought all my stuff off him...... great prices, customer service and fast shipping...... and oh yeah......i got the first HTS T-Shirt... Had to wait a while placed my order back in OCT..4 the shirt..... damn skreeners..... bdass BTW no wait on parts though.......
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well, i was driving around today(first test drive after the fmic) guess what happened. damn pipe came off and that was 3/4 throttle. so looks like ill be needing them as well, shopped around ebay $2- $9, ill probebly get them from hts,i sent them a email for pricing, thats were i got all the silicone connectors.
ohh and i didnt get a shirt
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Originally Posted by 99transamls1
well, i was driving around today(first test drive after the fmic) guess what happened. damn pipe came off and that was 3/4 throttle. so looks like ill be needing them as well, shopped around ebay $2- $9, ill probebly get them from hts,i sent them a email for pricing, thats were i got all the silicone connectors.
ohh and i didnt get a shirt
I paid $15 for it when i placed my first order way back when....... sounds like you need some T-Bolt clamps..........
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I've had pipes pop off left and right... it's no fun. T-Bolts should do the trick
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http://www.partssystems.com/shop/pro...egory_id=TBOLT

I got mine here, BEST price I have seen.

For a 2.5" you want part number BR-TB263 $2.40

For 3.5" (for the MAF) BR-TB363 $2.39

And shipping is very reasonable.

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At what psi are they necessary again?
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Perfect Just what I am looking for
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Originally Posted by MelloYellow
At what psi are they necessary again?
I would use them with any setup... they are just better clamps period.
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I run a number of t-bolt clamps, and have made between 15-21 psi. I've had stuff not work right in other areas, but I never blow a pipe off.
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There work good for me 28+ psi

It's always best to bead roll or weld a lip to the piping. Gives the T-bolt something to grab.

Not sure where you saw $8 each at McMaster. I've always gotten them there. Usually about $3 each for the big ones.
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Originally Posted by y2khawk
There work good for me 28+ psi

It's always best to bead roll or weld a lip to the piping. Gives the T-bolt something to grab.

Not sure where you saw $8 each at McMaster. I've always gotten them there. Usually about $3 each for the big ones.
The catalog had stainless 3.1 - 3.4 T-Bolt for $7 and some change. Not sure, does anybody use the ones with the constant load spring? I would imagine the ones without the springs would be better suited for most apps.
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