My friend is looking for something better than silicone for his supercharged camaro. Any ideas?

 

yeah reinforced silicone, pick up a copy of this mo. D-sport, there was an article

 

do you know where I could pick em up @

 

i kno a cheap way around this. if u live near any truck stop or cemi shop. ask them for the tube u need and they have radiator hose u could use and they sell it by the footor charge pipe conectors 4 real cheap.

 

Wiggins Clamps! http://www.burnsstainless.com/....html

or these from Z10 Engineering http://www.z10eng.com/ VBand Intercooler Interconnects

 

Wiggins clamps.

 

I havent even clicked on them and they already look expensive.

 

I like nitrile couplers, made with radiator hosing from NAPA auto parts.

11 bucks a foot, and it pretty much adheres to the piping when it gets heat cycled.

I've boosted before with the hose on with NO clamps and it held for several days!

the only problem is, if u need to ever get it off, you have to stick a screwdriver under it to peel it off the piping

 

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That looks like something you'd see in an S&M Sex Shop or something... LoL

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by igo4bmx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I like nitrile couplers, made with radiator hosing from NAPA auto parts.

11 bucks a foot, and it pretty much adheres to the piping when it gets heat cycled.

I've boosted before with the hose on with NO clamps and it held for several days!

the only problem is, if u need to ever get it off, you have to stick a screwdriver under it to peel it off the piping</TD></TR></TABLE>

YES!!! another NAPA lover!!

they are mad leet n cheap :heart:

it doesnt stick as bad as u make it sound for me tho lol

 

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they are mad leet n cheap :heart:

it doesnt stick as bad as u make it sound for me tho lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

well it pisses me off when you try to get it off and scratch up your nicely painted piping

 

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11 bucks a foot, and it pretty much adheres to the piping when it gets heat cycled.

I've boosted before with the hose on with NO clamps and it held for several days!

the only problem is, if u need to ever get it off, you have to stick a screwdriver under it to peel it off the piping</TD></TR></TABLE>

what size would you use for 2.5" piping?

 

I can't believe how expensive those wiggins clamps are. Is that price for EACH?

 

looks like it.. $163 for 2.5"! that must be for spaceshuttle intercooler.

Complete Coupling Assembly, minus O-rings

Size
Part Number
Wt. - lbs
Assembly

1/2
W991-8DE-050-A
.054
$72.12

5/8
W991-10DE-063-A
.062
$75.40

3/4
W991-12DE-075-A
.075
$85.66

1
W991-16DE-100-A
.096
$96.55

1 1/4
W991-20DE-125-A
.112
$97.60

1 1/2
W991-24DE-150-A
.128
$124.71

1 3/4
W991-28DE-175-A
.146
$131.80

2
W991-32DE-200-A
.177
$146.20

2 1/2
W991-40DE-250-A
.209
$169.38

 

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That looks like something you'd see in an S&M Sex Shop or something... LoL</TD></TR></TABLE>

or my car LOL





I have all 3 inches...from TB, Intercooler inlet, intercooler outlet and the Turbo outlet uses V-band

They're about $ 200 PER UNION for 3" setup...yeah, they do get expensive

stan

 

and 375 for 4"

 

******* baller ****

 

To me, this is the MOST baller thing I have seen on Honda-tech.
If I bought one, I would expect a new jar of KY with it.

They do look sweet though.

 

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**** I would just run V-Bands for that kinda money , and also Iam not balla enoff , lol

 

those are amazing looking, and i assume working, but DAMN the price.........so tight tho!!!!! that's all i gotta say....lol

 

2 ferrels, 1 gasket, 1 clamp = 60$

those are good to like 280 psi..

 

I'm curious if flex pipes hold pressure?

Maybe its because I have my pipes mostly welded and only use couplers in areas that it won't be pulling them apart, or only have run 11psi max...but the 4-ply silicone hose and SS t-bolt clamps I use hold just fine. I don't even have any paint/beads/screw heads/etc to help hold the clamps on, and I ran it in an EF w/o the front motor mount, an OEM rear mount, and filled side mounts. Rocked like a cradle when you gave it throttle, and nothing ever popped off.

Properly made silicone couplers with aramid fiber (kevlar) really shouldn't have issues with high clamping loads or high pressures. I don't doubt a $200 part won't do its job, but that just reminds me of the gold-plated bidets (*** washers) that Saddam had everywhere. Nothing beats a well-designed charge pipe system though.


BTW - I would guess thats a centripetal SC, since you usually only see roots-styles with aftercoolers, and centripetal's with piping for intercoolers.