SO after my first installation, which my webshots gallery shows, I drove the car, and blew off the passenger side hose at about 18psi.

Then, I went out this morning, and quickly reattached the hose, and tried to tighten down the clamps as much as I could...leaving the remaining dish soap on the pipe and inside the hose. I took it out for a VERY EASY spin...and blew off the same hose at 5psi.

SO then I tore everything down again, pulled the bumper off and everything...I pulled the intercooler out, and both hoses, and I removed both pieces of plastic from the sides of the body holes where the IC pipes and hoses go through (necessary in order to install the IC with the hoses already attached OFF the car). I went and got new gear drive clamps, cleaned all of the dish soap off the passenger side pipe and connecting hose. Then I installed two clamps on that side to hold it extra secure, and I installed an additional clamp on the drivers side just to be sure that one didn't move. Then I reinstalled, tightened the two clamps connecting the two hoses to the delivery pipe and turbo outlet. I mounted everything back up.

Hopefully now it won't blow off..but what should I do to be safe? Should I take it really easy for a while and let the hoses "mate" to the pipes or something? Does getting the engine hot help? Should I try to not make positive boost for a week or so? How will I know when it's been enough time to actually see what the new IC can do? I really don't want to have to tear everything down again....

note: I'm not down about this whole thing..just a little annoyed...but I think the look of it when it's all done every time really makes me happy...

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• MP Intercooler Install Update, RyanSC, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:31:50 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Just tigthen the hose really, really tight!, Asia, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 06:36:15
  • Re: MP Intercooler Install Update, Dean, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:06:26
    • No beads, no sandblaster..., RyanSC, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:35:05
      • I made my own beads with JB Weld, Jeff Cunningham, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:31:43
      • I moded these vise grips up to barb the pipes I make, jak , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 06:00:21
        • oops, JAK , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 06:03:59
          • Did you just put a bead on one end and divot on other?, jrbrangi, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:02:11
            • actually ground the bump into one side & the valley .., jak , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:01:32
              • constant torque clamps....why not?, troy, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:32:30
                • the barb is inside a hose, jak , Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:16:47
                  • I was told by frank stromqvist that ......., PS, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:19:13
  • Re: I/C hose clamps, oldzmann, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:46:17
    • Re: I/C hose clamps, scaniapower, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:53:21
      • I heard an interesting suggestion, JordanP, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:20:52
        • SHOTGUN LMAO...Blast nearly gave me a heart attack, Jack Crawford, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:13:04
        • Re: I heard an interesting suggestion, Dean, Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:28:12

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