Doesn't feel the same any more :/

Colin1337

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Also, you guys are really making me want to get under the car and check my hose clamps now....
 


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Also, you guys are really making me want to get under the car and check my hose clamps now....



yeah I was pretty surprised it made a difference on mine. The clamps were tight, but got a few good turns out of them. I don't know, very strange. It's now much more responsive at low and high speed, but definitely more down low. Best of luck!!
 


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yeah I was pretty surprised it made a difference on mine. The clamps were tight, but got a few good turns out of them. I don't know, very strange. It's now much more responsive at low and high speed, but definitely more down low. Best of luck!!
Could just be that placebo effect, but since so many people seem to be reporting similar things it probably actually is helping.
Even if it is a placebo effect, I'm 100% fine with that. Its free, and tricks me into thinking my car is faster. SOLD
 


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I can promise you, second is now a beast and builds boost immediately, where as before, it wasn't peaking the boost feel till around 4k rpm. I could agree highway power may be placebo, but definitely did fix my acceleration. it was really really anemic.
 


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I have tensioned the turbo clamps on my vehicle a number of times, your always going to have this problem. The hoses expand and contract due to changes in temperature and these type of worm drive clamps can't compensate as this happens. Its a good idea to replace these clamps sometime in the future with a constant tension clamp that can adjusted to temp changes. See images.
constant tension clamp.jpg View attachment T clamp 2.jpg
 


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Yeah I've seen this advice on others posts/forums as well. That's probably going to have to happen in the semi near future!
 


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Good old fashioned T bolt clamps.
CXracing sells clamps, hoses, pipes, all at a fairly reasonable price, in case anyone is planning on replacing their stock clamps.
Supposedly CXracing is also making a FMIC kit for us.
 


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Hmmmm how many we need and perhaps a group buy with mod bargins ? ;)
 


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More info on where to buy and how many would be great.
 


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I have tensioned the turbo clamps on my vehicle a number of times, your always going to have this problem. The hoses expand and contract due to changes in temperature and these type of worm drive clamps can't compensate as this happens. Its a good idea to replace these clamps sometime in the future with a constant tension clamp that can adjusted to temp changes. See images.
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I just tightened mine. I'll be doing the clamp change when I replace the intercooler. My clamps weren't exactly "tight" either. The heads turned with very little pressure being applied. I lost my 7mm socket when I put the FSWERKs intake on, so I had to use a 7mm wrench. It was not fun nor easy with a freakin wrench. lol [unbelieveable]
 


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Lost it WTH where did you loose it ?? not in the belly of the beasty ??
 


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I just tightened mine. I'll be doing the clamp change when I replace the intercooler. My clamps weren't exactly "tight" either. The heads turned with very little pressure being applied. I lost my 7mm socket when I put the FSWERKs intake on, so I had to use a 7mm wrench. It was not fun nor easy with a freakin wrench. lol [unbelieveable]
I put my fswerks intake on with a stubby flat head -__- now that sucked
 


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I put my fswerks intake on with a stubby flat head -__- now that sucked
Lol nice. I started tightening my clamps with a flathead. That did suck. Thank god my wife knew where the socket kit was!
 


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Think I may have started something here haha. It needs a guide to be honest but I dont really have the time and equipment to do a decent one tbf :/
 


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another forum has seen great results from tightening up their boost pipes :) its great. something useful i suggested
 


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Yeah, I tightened all my clamps and the car seems to have found it's "balls" again... I think this may be the reason for the bad dyno run last week. [unbelieveable]
 




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