Exhaust clamps
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Exhaust clamps The exhaust system I purchased is coming with u-bold clamps that I really dont want to use. Welding is not an option and the wide 3" lap band clamps wont fit on the tighter areas like the muffler inlet/outlet...
Can I use t-bolt clamps like what the turbo guys use on the silicone tubing? If not, where can I get a pair of quality 1" wide clamps like what were on my old Borla system?
TIA
Can I use t-bolt clamps like what the turbo guys use on the silicone tubing? If not, where can I get a pair of quality 1" wide clamps like what were on my old Borla system?
TIA
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my local O'Reilly's carrys the really wide stainless ones - 3"+. I needed something narrower for the muffler inlet/outlet where the curves wouldn't allow something that wide. They stock the t-bolt clamps for intake tubing but after some research, I found they aren't the best or very strong for exhaust applications.
these are the ones I ended up getting. I always slit-cut my exhaust tubing so they're perfect.
http://www.siliconeintakes.com/produ...ae944b91ecd401
at the bottom
Clamping force is up to ten times greater than regular T-bolt clamps
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The ones from the website I posted above broke within a day or so - not the clamp itself but the little piece that rides the bolt and keeps pressure on the pipe. I managed to make them work anyway after cutting slots in the ID pipes, tack welding them so they didnt move, and tightening the clamps with an impact
