So I finally did it, I took off my bumper and installed NAPA autoparts T-Bolt clamps in my Upper I/C and Throttle body hoses and holy hell is that an improvement! The car holds boost sooooo much better, I must have been loosing 3-5 psi all the time..... it is so much more responsive, after i get my custom LICP I will install T-BOLTS on my Lower ICP do a pressure test to assure nothing else is leaking (boost gauge lines, or anything else) Here are links if you need them!

Pressure tester link (cheap works well!)
http://vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html

Napa autoparts T-BOLT listing (the cheapest most available clamps)
http://www.justchil.net/evo/part_lis...st_clamps.html

Front bumper removal (Dont be scared, took me 20 minutes and very easy!)
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67956

Thanks to everyone whos knowledge made this possible!

Cant wait to do my LICP! and see how it feels

 

t bolt clamps are the ****... fyi..i bought mine from http://www.siliconeintakes.com/ much cheaper!!!

 

wish I would have known! I was in a hurry lol

 

is cool...now u know where to order it...but yeah...like i said before..t bolt clamps are the ****. makes the stock clamp feel so cheap,well, they are cheap..but u know what i mean

 

Whats the size we're gonna be looking for?

 

Yeah can you confirm the sizes though?
I hear the Throttle is 2.75 and I/C hoses are 2.5?

 

yeah that tbolt listing is great BUT no one has posted how many of what sizes are needed to do all the ic pipes.

 

I would like to see a complete write up for this install(all sizes needed). Cheap mods are the best.

 

for the stock intercooler pipes, i order the 2.5

 

RRE carries upgraded hose clamps that work very well. They may carry T's as well, I've forgotten. I've been VERY happy with theirs...

 

I couldent get the 2.75" to work on the stock throttle body , trying a 3.00 today with stock hose. And no confirmation on stock LICP mine is custom.

 

+1

 

Hey, are T-bolts really tried and true ? I was told that the spot right underneath the bolt shaft doesn't apply as much pressure as the rest of the band.

Any opinions ? T-bolt clamps do look stronger I admit and I like the idea.

 

I would like to replace all may clamps with those in the near future. Not that I need them, but I just like the idea of some nice sturdy clamps on my pipes. In the next couple of days I would like to go through all of the clamps and get the sizes down. If I do I will post them. One thing to note is that I am running intake pipes from Buschur. If you look at the link to the Napa t-bolts at the top it tells you some of the sizes, if you have Buschur parts, although I assume it wouldn't be much different from other intakes. It gives you the sizes for all the clamps on the Upper IC pipe and the MAF to turbo pipe.

 

I would like to see someone port a shopping list. I want to change mine out too.