Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 06:29:46 GMT From: wwwnopsamus-technologies.com (Dean Malandris) Subject: Re: Exploding turbo plumbing: do up your hose clamps.
On Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:54:02 -0400, just as I was about to see how much duct tape you REALLY need to stop a gerbil from exploding, "Eric Law" <elawxnospamxnopsamecsxnospamx.com> distracted me by babbling thusly: >FYI/FWIW: >The earlier turbo cars (thru about '84 or so) had a metal strap between the >throttle body and the intercooler or turbo pipe, just to prevent this from >happening. When they switched to the newer, molded rubber connectors (black >instead of red), they dropped the strap arrangement. Whenever I've done >major boost increases, I've made my own. Are these older-style couplers still available? And if so, will they fit a 1990 engine, or are they a different diameter?