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criitter7
10-15-2003, 11:27 PM
they wont stay on :finger :finger to make it fit on an older set up i had to grind the little lip of my one pipe and now it keeps blowing off any body have any ideas on how to fix this little problem i have......i had to fix my pipe twice on 270 the other day. oh and its the dejon tool 14b 16g pipe thing with the j pipe and everything you know which one

ps i clamp my pipes really hard too
talon guy
10-16-2003, 01:14 AM
u can try using the t-bolt clamps. they are supposed to be heavy duty and they might do the job for ya :thumb
jplong
10-16-2003, 01:16 AM
pull off...
clean area
spray with hairspray
and put back on quick and clamp...
dsmsleeper
10-16-2003, 08:17 AM
I know what it's like when they come off. Once I was on I-95 (philly), there was just enough room for the car to be off of the highway. I had to lay on the ground with my head about a foot from the white line. The cars were just whizzing by head. :cuss

In areas like that, I use a longer piece of hose and put two clamps on each side. That seems to work on my aluminum pipes.
BlackEclipse
10-16-2003, 08:34 AM
Do the pipes on the IC have beads on them? If not, then you are screwed. I am using regular cheap rusted hose-clamps from KMart and they are holding my 19 PSI with peaks to 22-23 PSI just fine and dandy.

If they do have beads then my next question is: Do you have an adjustable Blow-off valve like the Greddy Type-S? If so, then you probably do not have it adjusted correctly. You are getting serious backpressure when the throttle plate closes.
criitter7
10-16-2003, 09:59 AM
Do the pipes on the IC have beads on them? If not, then you are screwed. I am using regular cheap rusted hose-clamps from KMart and they are holding my 19 PSI with peaks to 22-23 PSI just fine and dandy.

If they do have beads then my next question is: Do you have an adjustable Blow-off valve like the Greddy Type-S? If so, then you probably do not have it adjusted correctly. You are getting serious backpressure when the throttle plate closes.

they dont blow off when i shift they blow off when i hit full boost....all my pipes are beaded but one....and thats the one thats blowin off

its the dejon tool one...can i take to a shop and get a bead welded on?
BlackEclipse
10-16-2003, 10:28 AM
You can either: 1) have someone weld a "bead" on it or 2) have someone use a beading tool to press a bead into it.

Don't know who or where this could be done.

Having a bead will definitely save the day.
EvolvedDSM
10-16-2003, 08:12 PM
Take a pair of pliers and bend the edge of the pipe out. Then two clamps to hold it on. Place them both as close as possible to the edge of the pipe.
tas4g63t
10-29-2003, 12:19 AM
You could also form a bead with jb weld or a similar product. it should work fine. -Tristan
t.j90talon
10-29-2003, 03:18 AM
ya two clamps on each side works fine for me
ucsigep
10-29-2003, 08:53 AM
hairspray is my secret. Although putting a bead around will also help. The only pipe on mine that comes off is one that I didn't put hairspray on.
GSXLR8
10-29-2003, 08:57 AM
loctite! lol

j/k
ucsigep
10-29-2003, 08:59 AM
no, that's for vaccuum lines. :)
MrBlunt
10-29-2003, 03:21 PM
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/eclipsetech/icpipebead.htm