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Offline mcgee9t2

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what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« on: 07 July 2013, 19:51 »
poped a hose today, so nursed the car home and put went to re-fit. the two clamps on one hose have snapped.

one I have managed to salvage sort of, the other is completely fecked so I now have a boost hose from my fmic held on by a cable tie and a broken clamp :rolleyes: :rolleyes: driving to work tomorrow should be fun...

preferably from big name stores/stores in darlington that I can pop into tomorrow to buy... or from a shop which offers next day delivery...

this is for a mk4 btw, but guess it will be the same for all mk's with a turbo.

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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #1 on: 08 July 2013, 09:11 »
Mikalor hose clamps seem to be what the big boosters favour, they look much cleaner than jubalie clips too


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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #2 on: 08 July 2013, 12:35 »
Mikalor hose clamps seem to be what the big boosters favour, they look much cleaner than jubalie clips too

thats what i currently have, they dont seem to hold boost very well. even on my car which isnt running a big turbo or large amounts of boost.

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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #3 on: 08 July 2013, 12:51 »
Mikalor hose clamps seem to be what the big boosters favour, they look much cleaner than jubalie clips too

thats what i currently have, they dont seem to hold boost very well. even on my car which isnt running a big turbo or large amounts of boost.

That's really weird? I know on my MK2 I kept blowing a boost pipe and in the end I replaced the connecting pipe with a piece with more of a lip/beading on it and never had an issue again. You could try this?


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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #4 on: 08 July 2013, 19:35 »
theres only one or two of them that seem to leak a small amount of pressure on my car, could just be a dodgey clip or something though, but when ive searched on google theres a few people complaining about them.

just fitted a metal cable tie there to sort it out, and tbh I think ill end up changing all to metal cable ties, so much more easier to put on and tighten, plus there cheep as chips.

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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #5 on: 08 July 2013, 23:35 »
get yourself some lorry exhaust clamps. you manage a ton of boost before they will come off lol

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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #6 on: 09 July 2013, 19:10 »
i am now running hi-grip stainless jubilee clamps as i kept on popping boost pipes with mikalors

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Re: what clamps does everyone use for boost hoses?
« Reply #7 on: 09 July 2013, 20:33 »
if get big problems with hose blowing off in HIGH boost applications,  tend to use an adhesive as well as clamping,  decent quality hose clamps help as well
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