Ok so heres my story i bought my car(IX MR) in may of 2010. and i knew that it had problems. It had a CEL and garbage truck exhaust on it. and leaking gaskets all over the place. So i got it home and inspected top to bottom. full fluid change. When i bought it. it would only boost to 15LBS at WOT. And i knew that wasnt good. So i parked it. until december when i had my mind set to get to the boost leak or something. So as i start to break it apart I pull the turbo out and see the j-pipe bent and not sealed completely on the back side. So i call up and get a replacement asap. also thats when i ordered my turbo xs tbe megan o2 housing, ets upper/mini battery and lower pipes, and mistimoto FMIC, walbro, after installing everything besides the upper and walbro. I took it for a spin for the first time since i parked in last september. And well it was boosting fine. And this brings me to my problem. after i put it back together, stock uicp on. the couple blows off under Wot. And so i went and put an ets t-bolt clamp on thinking it wouldnt happen again. I was wrong it blew off again. whats wrong?

 

Here's some things to try:

1) Use hairspray to hold the UICP pipe on more securely.
2) Tighten the T-bolt clamp more.
3) Use 2 T-bolt clamps.


I had trouble understanding your post about whether or not you were using an ETS UICP or the stock UICP?


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Im using the stock upper

 

Where should i put the hairspray? on the TB or inside the coupler?

 

The issue you could be having is that the stock UICP expands a lot under boost, a harder material might be needed to keep it from popping off. i.e. a new metal UICP.

I would do it on both, just make sure you don't get an over spray inside the TB.


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