Yea, well the good thing is that there is always something to work on with the FD But in the mean time, I will enjoy the extra 60+rwhp to play with.

With that said, I want to upgrade my couplers as some of that look a little ragged and some are different thickness than others.

Do any of you guys have a "preferred" coupling that you use? I also want to upgrade my clamps. Any suggestions would be great!

 

DYnos #'s arent everything.

My first experience with this was with my brother evo when they did an eveo tune session.
MY bro evo8 made 307 to the wheels. His buddies evo9 made 339whp.

They raced right afterwards infront of the shop froma roll.. My bro won it by one car length.

And im sure you guys have heard that 1/4 track MPH say more than the dyno #'s




And on top of everything.. You could possibly have rolling resistance on your wheels... Or drivetrain

 

Wiggins clamps...

 

Brian,

I think the connectors from ATP turbo are pretty good and I'm using the Super Duper Heavy Duty Spring Loaded T-Bolt Clamps from Turbo Hoses. After going to these spring loaded t-bolts, I haven't blown a hose off the pressure side. It was an annoyingly common event with the standard style hose clamp.

Guy

 

Thanks for the suggestion Guy! I'll most likely end up going with those parts. What size clamps/couplings did you get? 3"?

I'm debating if there is a way to make the transition from my turbo to the IC piping a little less harsh and seeing if I could do a coupler off the turbo straight into my actual IC piping.

As you can see there are actually two pieces of IC pipes before the air hits my IC. Coming off the turbo I have a somewhat 45 degree pipe then into another 45 degree pipe which then goes into my IC. Is there a way to eliminate that with just one larger coupler or do I need to refab the IC piping in general. Just trying to be more efficient then having all these bends.

 

Hi Brian,

Your couplers and clamps will depend on the OD of your IC piping. Once you have the IC piping OD you can call Turbo Hose to get the right sized clamps.

Yes, it would be ideal to have a single piece of piping between the turbo and the intercooler. It would be a straight-forward job for a skilled fab / welder to make this pipe for you.

Guy

 

Thanks Guy

How did you makeout with Steve's tune? Hopefully your motor lasted and you got good results too?