No hose clamp on the intercooler exit pipe
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No hose clamp on the intercooler exit pipe
I was poking around my engine bay today and noticed that there was no hose clamp or anything on the tube that exits the top mount intercooler... I put a hose clamp on and when i drove it later the car felt totaly different... Much more linear power and alot more low end tq... also my car always made a "blow off valve" sound on shifts but now it's silent. Was this a huge boost leak?
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Yes, that's exactly what it was. Having driven my car after forgetting to tighten that clamp, I know exactly what you experienced.
Actually much the boost would've been escaping out the unclamped hose while the throttle was open, and whatever was left would've been relieved by the BOV when the throttle closed.
Actually much the boost would've been escaping out the unclamped hose while the throttle was open, and whatever was left would've been relieved by the BOV when the throttle closed.
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Well you said "the intercooler blew out of the elbow", not "the elbow blew off of the intercooler". Either way, you're still wrong. The elbow itself would barely move, it simply expands a bit as air is forced between the rubber and metal. If it could move, it would be pushed right off.
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