lost boost for a moment.....lesson learned

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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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Default lost boost for a moment.....lesson learned

i have a custom turbo setup on my d16y8 with a garrett t3/t4 turbo tuned on ectune for 8lbs......i have been boosted for about 6 months and i love it.....200whp feels great!! anyways, i have always told people dont cheap out on certain things such as t-bolt clamps, they are important.....well i should have followed my advice too.....i have 6 couplers overall, with 11 t-bolt clamps and 1 worm clamp......i had a problem fitting a t-bolt clamp on my throttle body so i used a worm clamp there...as i was driving home around 4 grand, i hear a pop and lose boost.....driving reminded me how slow a single cam was.....i pull over and find that the coupler for my charge pipe and throttle body popped off, where the worm clamp was holding it to the tb......i put it back and back to boost
sorry for such a long story........

moral: DONT BE CHEAP USE T-BOLT CLAMPS!!!
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