Intercooler boots blowing off

Chrisf97305 · Jul 16, 2011

Now that I am running over 40psi of boost I have a problem with the boots blowing off the intercooler pipes. and here is why and how I fixed it with a coat hanger.

Straight pipe, nothing to hold the boot to the pipe.

and the fix

And the final product. Now the boot will not blow off.

Stroken7.3 · Jul 16, 2011

Nice work.

Whytry · Jul 16, 2011

Looks awesome

Magnum PD · Jul 16, 2011

That'll work!

Powerstroke Cowboy · Jul 16, 2011

Looks good man!!! i love the idea. I think this is what i will be doing to my IC Pipes I am building..

Great idea.

Dieselboy. · Jul 17, 2011

Ever looked into eliminating boots all together with v-bands ?

I'm gonna assume those are to mount to the CAC, but to eliminate as many boots as possible with v-bands.

8inchstroker · Jul 17, 2011

awesome work

Arisley · Jul 17, 2011

Dieselboy. said:
Ever looked into eliminating boots all together with v-bands ?

I'm gonna assume those are to mount to the CAC, but to eliminate as many boots as possible with v-bands.

What about vibrations. The motor moving different the the intercooler? Just wondering.

Big Bore · Jul 17, 2011

Wow that IC tube has more lip than Smut.

Stroken7.3 · Jul 17, 2011

Lowdown89 · Jul 17, 2011

Big Bore said:
Wow that IC tube has more lip than Smut.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha................. Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah LOL

Dieselboy. · Jul 17, 2011

Arisley said:
What about vibrations. The motor moving different the the intercooler? Just wondering.

Ya. I was more talking about the rest of the connections. You are correct, I guess there would be know way to make a solid connection (v-band) at the IC unless you had a "floating" IC that would allow the IC to move with the motor

I have been looking into eliminating as many boots as possible and going to a v-band connection at the y pipe and IC pipes at the turbo and y pipe.

Chrisf97305 · Jul 17, 2011

Dieselboy. said:
Ever looked into eliminating boots all together with v-bands ?

I'm gonna assume those are to mount to the CAC, but to eliminate as many boots as possible with v-bands.

i would if i was going from pipe to pipe, i need the flex between the intercooler and the pipes.

Arisley · Jul 18, 2011

Dieselboy. said:
Ya. I was more talking about the rest of the connections. You are correct, I guess there would be know way to make a solid connection (v-band) at the IC unless you had a "floating" IC that would allow the IC to move with the motor

I have been looking into eliminating as many boots as possible and going to a v-band connection at the y pipe and IC pipes at the turbo and y pipe.

I bet it would work well if the only boots were the tube to IC. Lot of work though.

FORD7.3 · Jul 18, 2011

damn chris!! always staying one step ahead of every thing on that truck...

Jarrod B · Jul 18, 2011

looks great man!

STROKER · Jul 18, 2011

another tip for keeping boots on is brake clean the pipe so theirs no oil on them, then hairspray the pipe and boot and it dang near glues them on i hair spray all mine now and i havent had any blow off since

Chrisf97305 · Jul 20, 2011

FORD7.3 said:
damn chris!! always staying one step ahead of every thing on that truck...

1 step ahead is getting to be a full time job. Now that I have no first gear the trans will be next. Damn auto's any way. Thats not keeping me from pulling though. I just means that I bring it to the pulls on the trailer, just incase.

I have heard that hair spray does work. Seem like every other week I have the pipes off so no hair spray yet.