Im short a couple of couplers. Will the plumbing rubber Hoime depot ones work or will they melt? Id place them after the intercooler which should be a bit cooler. Anybody do this?

 

don't use them, they rip down the middle from the pressure.

 

would they be ok temporary ya think? Im only running 5.5PSI

 

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the heat also kills them

 

NAPA radiator hose in the size you need. Works like a charm.

 

to answer your question, yes they will work. the napa hose is better, but the fernco couplers will do the trick! i think i have four on my car right now, holding 8 psi just fine

 

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And I use a 90 deg bend radiator hose for some of piping to my intercooler.

 

My bro is using them on his 87 mr2, he's running around 5-6psi and they seem to work ok, but when they do rip I can say "told you so"!!!!

 

i ran 16 psi for months with no issue using fernco couplers on my built d series

 

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And I use a 90 deg bend radiator hose for some of piping to my intercooler.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same here!

 

i have 2 of the cheap fernco coupler on my 28 psi d16 lol they work fine on the cold side of the intercooler, on the hotside not so much

 

i have used the home depot couplers also, for the charge pipes and on the turbo itself for the intake, so far so good. i do feel however if i did it again i'd probably get 1 or 2 feet of the 4 ply silicon stuff, i think you can still find it this way for somewhat cheaper than paying $24 a piece.

 

24 dollars a piece?!?! they are like 1/4 that cost, you can get a set of 4-ply couplers and t-bolt clamps for like 40 bucks...

 

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Ebay baby!!!

 

the rubber only plumbing couplers from lowes/home depot suck *****. What ever you do don't use them; you'll regret it.

Get some nylon reinforced hose from napa or a reinforced radiator hose with the correct bend(s) in it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pay2play killa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the rubber only plumbing couplers from lowes/home depot suck *****. What ever you do don't use them; you'll regret it.

Get some nylon reinforced hose from napa or a reinforced radiator hose with the correct bend(s) in it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i use them and dont regret it

 

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you're lucky. of the 3 cars i've seen them on they've all had problems

 

mind you i would rather have it all welded but eh

 

Im using rad. hose from NAPA Ive ran 20psi with out any issues. They sell silicone hose sections as well. Decent price for a decent hose.