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Anyone use some type of coupler glue on chargepipes ?

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by St.Taint
Quit ordering shitty $80 eBay pipe kits that aren't bead rolled.
I use factory piping... There's a difference between not blowing off, and not leaking...
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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get t-bolts.
Old Mar 10, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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just take pliers and make the end of the charge pipe a little bigger, like a bell end (nothing way over the top, just somthing that will prevent the clamp from coming off)
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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Never heard of hairspray, but hair gel works great.
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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weld a peice of steel oer the couplers
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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eliminating as many as possible is what I would do. You should only have 4 couplers if possible. Other than that, clean pipes, silicone couplers, and t-bolt clamps should be good to go.
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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just use t bolt clamps and you will be fine. unless you are using a gt42 at 50 psi you should have no issues.
I am running fairly big turbo at 23 psi full throttle no blown couplers. just get the clamps
Old Mar 11, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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my setup, tight piping, 4 couplers from home depot with gear clamps. held 30psi strong
Old Mar 12, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Default Re: Anyone use some type of coupler glue on chargepipes ?

Originally Posted by 89dxhunchback
I don't have any issues with the pipes coming off, but every bit helps when your making 400whp with a mistu TD04 turbo. Even small boost leaks drain power, essp. when your maxing the turbo out.
A td04 You mean 2 td04's right 15g's ?

Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Never heard of hairspray, but hair gel works great.
I've always used hairgel, seems to work better than hairspray.

If your using t-bolts and hairgel with a bead on the pipe,or rolled lip, and still blowing pipes off, then you have a serious problem. If I got to that point and was STILL blowing pipes off, I might consider if my bov was functioning properly, or if I had it set too stiff, or if my bov line wasnt going straight to the intake manifold.....
Old Mar 12, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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hairspray worked for me untill 15psi. then thats when it pops. but i don't mind, my built in boost cut



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