DTORU 0 1 Cars Posted March 3, 2007 Got the pipe work sorted and intercooler work great only trouble is when i hit 22-25 psi the blood pipe joiner gives in and pops off seperating the to joined pipes and casuing me to loose all the boost. any ideas on how to curee this problem?? Was thinking of roughing up the bit on the pipes were the joiners sits as the pipes are highly polished and theres not mush grip, ive double clamped the pipes but this still dont work. HELP!! gets rearly anoying. Thanks DTORU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inferno 1 Posted March 3, 2007 i had trouble running 14psi on a petrol engine pipework, so good luck:P you could try bonding, or double flaring the metal pipes?i have a flareing tool that works on upto 3 inch pipe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) Yes you want swaged pipework imo or get a ring of weld on it. Edited March 3, 2007 by sonofsam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTORU 0 1 Cars Posted March 3, 2007 Yes you want swaged pipework imo or get a ring of weld on it. What about removing the joiner and welding the to pipe together??? If not i think the flaring tool sounds like a good idea! Thanks DTORU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted March 3, 2007 Yes you could weld all the metal pipe work together, but will you not still have silicon joiners for the intercooler. Pipe swaging kits looks very expensive too me, machine's to do it are even more so. We do swaged ends by hand on metal spinning lathes using undersize tools and swaging wheels, if you knew of any local companys, they could probably do it for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miamistu 1 Posted March 3, 2007 How about smearing some silicone sealant around the inside of the pipes before making the joint so that they're bonded together with a nice surface areay joint Could perhaps rough up the bit of polished pipe that's not seen first to aid the bond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inferno 1 Posted March 4, 2007 slightly non related, check out rover 220 turbo intercooler pipe, its an s bend perfect for grill mounted cossie intercoolers and £70ish in samco with a iscv take off:O Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted March 4, 2007 I dont think you can really substitute a swage . IIRC jonhrobertgordon had glued on pipes, wich did indeed blow off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grez4 2 Posted March 4, 2007 (edited) I used to have this problem, get the welder out or get someone to do it for you, increase the size of the weld to the point at which its just short of a nightmare to get the hose on the all should be good. It is indeed a scary experience when all boost suddenly dissapears - I thought I had a major failure till I stuck my head under the bonnet. Edited March 4, 2007 by Grez4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTORU 0 1 Cars Posted March 7, 2007 Right ive flared out the pipe ends and its sorted the pipes poping out the joiners but now i have a new problem the joiners are exploding!!!! any ideas???? Thanks DTORU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted March 7, 2007 What are the joiners made from ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugrallye 0 Posted March 7, 2007 sounds like you need 5 ply silicon hosing or something similarly stiff, or a shed load of cable ties to strap the original hosing down and prevent it from blowing out under boost lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
