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blown intercooler hose

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 6:41 pm
by roly
just blew the intercooler inlet hose from the turbo


fark!!!!!!!1

made a very bling bling noise as the computer went spastic boosting the turbo up and then dumping the boost out the split :D

anyone else done one?

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 7:29 pm
by Drafty
We blew the hose into the intercooler off last night, l think 20 psi of boost is to much.

Most of our flexi joins have a cable tie joining the pipes, helps keep it all togethor.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 11:19 pm
by awill4x4
Drafty, just curious. What's that turbo install on? Obviously it a petrol engine.
With regards to blowing off turbo hoses, the main problem here is when people don't use either a rolled bead or fully welded bead on the metal tubing so the clamp has to physically climb over over the bead. Also proper turbo clamps should be used not just worm drive clamps like are showing in your pic.
Regards Andrew.

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 10:09 am
by Drafty
awill4x4 wrote:Drafty, just curious. What's that turbo install on? Obviously it a petrol engine.
With regards to blowing off turbo hoses, the main problem here is when people don't use either a rolled bead or fully welded bead on the metal tubing so the clamp has to physically climb over over the bead. Also proper turbo clamps should be used not just worm drive clamps like are showing in your pic.
Regards Andrew.


Thanks for the advice, will go and buy some different clamps. Most lips have a bead welded on them already, will do the rest soon.

The turbo is on a fuel injected 4.2L GQ petrol.

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:53 pm
by Juzza
Already seen a couple of GU 3.0l td burst the OE intercoolers. They seem to run piles of boost as well as having poor quality intercoolers.
Does anyone have any info about the MAF sensors failing on these motors?

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:39 pm
by roly
the arflow sensor fails quite ofton

finer filters will kill it quickly

aswell as any water around the sensor wiring

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 12:23 am
by awill4x4
Drafty, veeeeerrrrrry interesting. I've thought about doing this to my GQ EFI petrol.
I see in your pic you're using a cast iron exhaust manifold. Is it one off a turbo diesel td42? And if so. Who made it and about how much? if you would know offhand.
I'd only need the exhaust manifold as I'll build my own intercooler :lol: :lol:
Regards Andrew.
ps: What engine management system are you running?

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:38 am
by RoldIT
awill4x4 wrote:Drafty, veeeeerrrrrry interesting. I've thought about doing this to my GQ EFI petrol.
I see in your pic you're using a cast iron exhaust manifold. Is it one off a turbo diesel td42? And if so. Who made it and about how much? if you would know offhand.
I'd only need the exhaust manifold as I'll build my own intercooler :lol: :lol:
Regards Andrew.
ps: What engine management system are you running?



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