welding beads around intercooler piping / tb
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welding beads around intercooler piping / tb
Ok, so my intercooler has beads welded around where the silicone adapters clamp on, how many of you guys are welding beads around all your intercooler piping? Or is just clamping it enough?
I plan to see around 22-24psi on race fuel, and im starting fabrication of the intercooler piping this thursday.
I plan to see around 22-24psi on race fuel, and im starting fabrication of the intercooler piping this thursday.
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Originally Posted by y2khawk
bead roll, or weld a lip.
Or you'll be popping hoses off
Or you'll be popping hoses off
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Get some hair spray. Something like Aqua Net, good old fashion Mall Bang glue straight outta New Jersey Spray some on the pipes in question, slide the silicone couplers over while it's still wet.
You'll be prying them apart
Get some hair spray. Something like Aqua Net, good old fashion Mall Bang glue straight outta New Jersey Spray some on the pipes in question, slide the silicone couplers over while it's still wet.
You'll be prying them apart
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If your using 3 1/2 or 4" tubing we make v-band clamp assemblies that will never blow apart or leak. WE have run them above 40 lbs.
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
hairspray usauly holds for quite a while. but definatly use t-bolt clamps as well.
if you have problems after welding a bead, using tbolts, and hairspray then weld a plate and bolt a bar to the pipes, some big pressure (40psi+) guys do that
if you have problems after welding a bead, using tbolts, and hairspray then weld a plate and bolt a bar to the pipes, some big pressure (40psi+) guys do that
I went out and bought a small bead roller since I'll be doing several more single/twin setups this year.
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I can buy the vband stuff here local except aluminum - which I would need for the intercooler and throttle body / turbo outlet.
Plenty of people use silicone, I don't see myself having any problems at all. And if I do, I can get some more vbands then. I will have beads and tclamps to start with though.
Plenty of people use silicone, I don't see myself having any problems at all. And if I do, I can get some more vbands then. I will have beads and tclamps to start with though.
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Yes you can use bead and welded lips and it will work. But they will have problems at some time. Plus the V-band Clamp assemblies also make between round maintenience alot faster and simpler. Everything comes apart and goes back together very quickly and easily. We use the v-band directly on the turbos, intercooler and throttle bodies.
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