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Joined: 01-13-2008
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From: Washington State, where it rains
Silicone is slippery on smooth metal....next time use some 3M contact cement (spray)between the connector tube and metal.....not much....just enuf to keep the tube from sliding around....the tubes really need a bead bult in to hold the tube.
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Joined: 06-20-2008
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From: Chi-Towns burbs
Somebody else here put the worm gear clamps on theirs and ended up with a dent in their hood but I don't remember who. Safer with the T-bolts. Like the SS badges on the wheels too!
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From: Chi-Towns burbs
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Joined: 01-24-2010
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From: MI
I made sure my clamps were tight, checked them twice when it was hot after driving it. Sure wish they fabricated the bolt down position on the new pipe like the factory one. Gonna keep an eye on it though.
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Joined: 07-15-2009
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From: Waterbury CT
Yeah my IC has the bead welds but IMHO I think the pipes coming off my IC are about 2" too short. Like 09 Silver Bullett, my t-bolts were down all the way all around on the hotside pipe. The only one that gave me problems was the connection to the IC. Granted I'll get another set of IC tubing later but (knock on a redwood!) since this is my DD on went the stock hotside IC pipes + they're holding fine even to 24-25lbs of boost, untuned. 
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Allex
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Allex
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Joined: 01-04-2010
Posts: 1,584
From: Imported from Detroit
I know your right. The T-bolt clamp I had on the hot side @ IC was leaking boost. It was drawn down all the way. I had to go to the turbo shop and purchase another one the next size smaller. Silicone coupler did side over the IC too easy, so it is a little smaller. New clamp fixed it though, no more leak.