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Old 12-31-2010, 11:21 AM
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Charge pipe blowing off
Any advice to keep the charge pipes from blowing off?? I have the injens with couplers/t-clamps from siliconeintakes.com...They dont blow off all the time, just once in a while. Any input woult be helpful. Thanks.
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Old 12-31-2010, 11:22 AM
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buy different charge pipes and sell the injens to me
lol i actually dnt know any tricks, im sure other have some and they will chime in.
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Hmmm... Ive only heard of this problem on the stock setup.
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Tightened your T bolts properly?

Do the injens have the rolled pipe ends?
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Originally Posted by D-mac
Tightened your T bolts properly?

Do the injens have the rolled pipe ends?
i beleive they do.
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hairspray lol
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Old 12-31-2010, 12:23 PM
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hairspray lol
how exactly does that work? lol
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yeah just check the clamps again and make sure they are tight i have injen and only had issues when i first installed it
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how exactly does that work? lol
you spray it on the end of the pipe and coupler and put it on lol
not a fix all but helps
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you spray it on the end of the pipe and coupler and put it on lol
not a fix all but helps
ohh i gotcha, good to know lol
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Tighten the **** outta the clamps

If that doesn't work or the ^ hairspray then just buy dif. CP'ing
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if hairspray don't work just have someone weld some beads on the end
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if your using worm drive clamps then those are shitty clamps and will blow off if your using tbolt clamps some of those are shitty too and will also blow off..

my hahn pipe on the turbo inlet blew off on me during data logging cus of shitty clamps. just get some seabreeze clamps and tighten them down well and end your headaches for good.
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I agree on the constant-torque clamps.
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Originally Posted by Supercharged Guy
Tighten the **** outta the clamps
This. Tighten the **** out of the t-bolts man. All mine have at least a little over an inch of bolt sticking out. Never had them blow off.
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I've been running 24psi on Dejon pipes with WORM clamps for over a year. Never had a blow off.

Properly seat the couplers, and properly tighten the clamps.

If they are blowing off at the intercooler, you may have a motor mount issue creating too much engine movement which is pulling them off....
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what is the best upper charge pipe out there for a decent price. was going to go with injen but i keep reading about problems with the clamps.
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thanks everyone for the input, was a big help!
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tclamps and you are good
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Originally Posted by TCguy
Any advice to keep the charge pipes from blowing off?? I have the injens with couplers/t-clamps from siliconeintakes.com...They dont blow off all the time, just once in a while. Any input woult be helpful. Thanks.

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tclamps and you are good
pretty sure he has them allready
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then wtf would you even worry about blowing off the pipes? they dont blow off with the tclamps! unless you didnt install them right :P
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There good now. Human error.
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hahah good to hear
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Originally Posted by reefer_roids
what is the best upper charge pipe out there for a decent price. was going to go with injen but i keep reading about problems with the clamps.
I love my ZZP Upper pipe, also like the fact it bolts down

I had Hahn piping and it dented my hood
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Originally Posted by D-mac
I love my ZZP Upper pipe, also like the fact it bolts down

I had Hahn piping and it dented my hood
damn that sucks...i also love my zzp too....
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