Racerage1

i saw some couplers at home depot and i was wondering if these are reliable enough for charge piping? are any of u guys using these? thanks

rage

earl

You mean the black ones used for sewer piping?

Racerage1

yup

Acura_I-RS

hell yea! they are cheap too!!!

Racerage1

so you've used them? or know anyone who's used them?

wzcb08

You know I saw those there too and they are pretty damn cheap. I think I may buy some and try it out if no one comes up with an answer soon.

MiraiZ

hmmm...I question their ability to withstand 10+psi...but let us all know if they work..

bottledcrx

I used them on my t25 setup and they work great.. only thing is when you go to buy them, they are actually 1/4 inch bigger than the size listed.. So if it was listed as 1 1/2 it is actually 1 3/4 inside diameter.. they stretch easy also... Hope that helps....

1fstcorrado

they will work in a pinch......if you have alot of movement they will rip....there is no reinforcement in the material.

T3

Are they even silicone?They look like hard plastic...

Radiator hosing works good

MikeMAN

they worked fine

mike

T3

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How much are they?

edit I forgot

Camel85

Yeah they work fine... until you crank the boost past about 7 pounds. I've had at least 4 or 5 rip on me. At 10 pounds, I found I needed to tighten them so much that the clamp ripped into the material. Its a hard rubber material but it gets pretty soft and pliable after it warms up. So as long as you stay in the 5-7 pound range you should be fine. Your milage may vary.

-Kyle

93LSivic

Ive used them. The 90 degree ones suck--fitment for 2.25 piping isnt the best. Ive also ruptured at least 4 of them. Also one has actually melted over time since it was soming off the compressor.
The striaght couplers are ok. They are a little thing though.

I would just spend the money on real ones. All the times I spent at the track in the pits putting them back on after they blew off the piping isnt worth it. I actually lost a couple events cause I was in the pits "fixing" them.

BrokenVtec

i had one.....it took about 50 dyno pulls before it exploded..... worth the $2 if you dont plan on boosting high

lazerus

hrmm... this reminds me of an incident i had...



Note to self... Home Depot couplers don't hold 25 psi...

93LSivic

Haha, thats kinda like what my 90's came out to look like.....but yours looks like a damn torpedo ripped through it. The 90's only had a small hole maybe a little larger then a quarter size, but all shredded out like that too.

evoeone

they are ok ,but if youre going so cheap, just get radiator hose from napa, you can buy like 2ft sections of silicone hose on ebay for liek 25$ too

ninesecrx

Yeah, and you should just see what happens when I take a crap in them.

SEFIxCivic

don't run em if you plan on making big boost. im shocked some of you guys got so much time on them. i bought a 90 degree as an emergency, and i blew the first run. they seem to get real weak when they heat up. i think if you wrapped it with duct tape they'd hold up pretty good tho. i can't even recommend the black rubber couplers from turbonetics. they don't last very long either. on the dyno, they swell and contract like ballons.

*Boostwerks*

I've used them on my old setup for about a year at 12psi. They were perfectly fine when I took them off.

Can't beat a 2.5" coupler that comes with clamps for 5 bucks

lazerus

Shoot. it's 2 dollars an inch for the premium stuff, plus 3-5 bucks for each clamp.

so ~10-12 bucks per coupler for me.

integra_gsr98

I used them on my '91 TSI AWD over this last drag season. I was running 8.5 and faster 1/8 miles with these couplings. i probably replaced 4 of them all of last season.

Hybrid

I've seen the rubber ones with a thin metal/tin shell on the outside. they are a little more pricey though, so prob just as well to get the real silicone ones.

BTW guy's where I live there are few performance shops around, plus there prices are wack.

I find alot of parts at 18-wheel truck supply stores, especially silicon hosing and 3" mandrel bends. I think you guy's should check that **** out, you might be amazed at what you might find there.....................after all those guy's run turbo's as well.

MiraiZ

just get these!! Its what I use and they have not failed me at any boost level...made of silicon and made for boost. Starts from 12.99/ft




http://bakerprecision.com/purosil.htm