I live my life one quarter mile at a time.

[Badtoyz]

this was a mustang I did years ago. the customer asked for solid piping everywhere possible. I managed to get it down to just 4 couplers, 2 at the intercooler 1 at the turbo and 1 at the intake. ideally this is what u want. hope u get it all sorted. and btw your ET was very impressive keep up the good work.

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj615/Garrett_Hargreaves/Mobile%20Uploads/408163_10151306270220512_268438325_n_zpsnski7uam.jpg

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj615/Garrett_Hargreaves/Mobile%20Uploads/395363_10151306276635512_1890250159_n_zpsioyv2opq.jpg

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[justincredible]

Windex or alcohol work good. If got can’t weld a bead on the lip to give a ridges for the coupler to grab on. Try a light spread of permitex that has always worked wonders for me

[mec]

this was a mustang I did years ago. the customer asked for solid piping everywhere possible. I managed to get it down to just 4 couplers, 2 at the intercooler 1 at the turbo and 1 at the intake. ideally this is what u want. hope u get it all sorted. and btw your ET was very impressive keep up the good work.

That looks like an awesome project! Hoping to go back and get a much better time this winter. We will see, need to finish up my tranny rebuild first.

[MarcusDubya77]

im in for the tshirt.

good job mec. one thing ive found when having couplers blow off is clean the pipe and the coupler with windex to remove any oil or coolant on them. I used non bead rolled tubing and upwards of 20 psi and t bar clamps. once I cleaned everything up literally squeaky clean I never blew a coupler again.

The design doesn’t show up on mine!

[mec]

Hmmmm so the track is still open this weekend…and they are opening at 9:30…which means 60* weather…vs 101* weather at 4 pm.

Might have to make one last pass, hopefully my third gear holds up

[sakimano]

where are you again? Colorado?

[mec]

where are you again? Colorado?

denver, co

[justincredible]

Nice place to visit not a nice place for drag racing

[Badtoyz]

good luck bro. what are you hoping for et wise this time?

[mec]

Nice place to visit not a nice place for drag racing

Agreed. It’s beautiful here, but it’s not a hub for performance benchmarks. Unless we are talking pikes peak hill climb

good luck bro. what are you hoping for et wise this time?

I made the mistake of not labeling my Ecu calibration when I went 106, and I’ve changed so much so I really have no clue what will happen. I’m hoping for 108 and 13.2.

We will see!

Pics of my one piece piping! That actually blew tonight, I can’t wrap my head around it but it blew…literally everything that I have tried still blown apart…I’m just in awe that this pipe would come apart, I mean it’s one piece, it’s supposed to not flex or move but it did. Think the next step is to get some boost braces.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/10/17/te5a2yju.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/10/17/6ere2uqu.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/10/17/pu6a6e3e.jpg

It’s vbanded at the turbo, 2" out, concentric expansion to 2.5", then into a silicone coupler. And that is where it came off.

[Badtoyz]

what kind of couplers are u using? anything 3 or 5 ply are the way to go mishimoto are good but I prefer to use vibrant. expensive but work well.

you really shouldn’t be having these issues at the amount of boost youre running. if it were me I would by all new vibrant couplers and tbars and then clean everything really really well and then put a small film of permatex as Justin suggested, I doubt youll pop off after that.

ps anything from ebay, couplers or clamps will not hold up.

[mec]

what kind of couplers are u using? anything 3 or 5 ply are the way to go mishimoto are good but I prefer to use vibrant. expensive but work well.

you really shouldn’t be having these issues at the amount of boost youre running. if it were me I would by all new vibrant couplers and tbars and then clean everything really really well and then put a small film of permatex as Justin suggested, I doubt youll pop off after that.

ps anything from ebay, couplers or clamps will not hold up.

I’m running 30 psi, so apparently its not that uncommon. Using 9 layer couplers, I think its 5 layer silicone, 4 layer fiberglass. I’m going to try the permatex and see how that works out.

[aluthman]

what kind of couplers are u using? anything 3 or 5 ply are the way to go mishimoto are good but I prefer to use vibrant. expensive but work well.

you really shouldn’t be having these issues at the amount of boost youre running. if it were me I would by all new vibrant couplers and tbars and then clean everything really really well and then put a small film of permatex as Justin suggested, I doubt youll pop off after that.

ps anything from ebay, couplers or clamps will not hold up.

I use Vibrant couplers and t-bolt clamps. I’ve never blown a coupler and have run my turbo as high as 27 psi before.

[Badtoyz]

what kind of couplers are u using? anything 3 or 5 ply are the way to go mishimoto are good but I prefer to use vibrant. expensive but work well.

you really shouldn’t be having these issues at the amount of boost youre running. if it were me I would by all new vibrant couplers and tbars and then clean everything really really well and then put a small film of permatex as Justin suggested, I doubt youll pop off after that.

ps anything from ebay, couplers or clamps will not hold up.

I’m running 30 psi, so apparently its not that uncommon. Using 9 layer couplers, I think its 5 layer silicone, 4 layer fiberglass. I’m going to try the permatex and see how that works out.

[Badtoyz]

ya that’s 5 ply. so your couplers are good. apologies i didnt realize u were 30 psi!! data boy. if your couplers are good and pop off at full boost its either greasy or the tbolt clamps are shitty. try the cleaning i promise it will make a big difference. what are the make of your clamps?

[mec]

I feel like some of you guys are really underestimating how ridiculous the pressure is.

So here is a picture I just took, sitting on the street after the turbo blew a weld, yes, a WELD in the one piece piping.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/10/18/y9utyqu4.jpg

[aluthman]

Cold weld, not enough penetration.

[Quadfreak]

Cold weld, not enough penetration.

Yup, you can especially tell on the right side of that pic.

[mec]

Cold weld, not enough penetration.

Hmm…interesting, wonder if the rest of the piping is like that…should the weld penetrate from the outer side of the piping to the inner side?

On the other hand, the car was doing 0-60 in 4.5s repeatedly last night so thats kinda cool. Of course now it doesn’t run, when I need it, to go to the final dragstrip day…

[MDUBZ]

Have you had the chance to go head to head with and RS4 up here yet? If be willing to be that would be a very close race.