WTF? boost does distributor damage...

[Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com (Joe Doty)]

I welded a bead around the ends of each pipe, and then grinded down the
welds. I borrowed a buddy of mine's bead roller, but it was intended to
be used with flat sheets rather than piping so I couldn't use it.   This
setup has held 15+ psi even with regular hose clamps, I think I've had
one blow off once.

You won't even need a bead all the way around if you opt for the
expensive t-bolt clamps.  I've heard of people having good luck with
just a few dots around the ends of the pipes.

Joe Doty
IT/Development
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neal Tovsen [mailto:nealtovsen@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 12:14 PM
> To: Cory Langford; VW Autocross List; Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: WTF? boost does distributor damage...
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> Speaking of flanged tubes: Any suggestions for putting
> a flange or bead on cusom boost tubes? I made my
> tubing myself from 2.25" mandrel bends, and I don't
> have a tube flanging machine...
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> Neal
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> --- Cory Langford <corylang@dccnet.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Been there done that :) (although my tubes are too
> > low to take out the
> > distrib.) You learn a quick lesson though.  Any
> > boost required the correct
> > fittings.  Real T-clamps (not hose clamps) and
> > flanged tubes ;)
> >
> > Cory
> >
> >
> > At 10:28 PM 03/13/2003 -0500, Neal Tovsen wrote:
> > >Sorry for the rant, but I had to tell someone.
> > How's this for "wierd"?
> > >
> > >Katie and I were going to put some more break-in
> > miles on the '77 by
> > >taking a ~275mi trip to Ft Myers and back,
> > caravaning with a friend who
> > >happened to be headed that way in his MR2. We
> > haven't even gotten five
> > >miles from home, and I punched the throttle at
> > 2500rpm in 4th gear. It
> > >pulled quite hard to 4000rpm (superchargers are
> > cool!). I shift into
> > >5th, hit the gas, and NOTHING! Well, not "nothing",
> > but more like I
> > >would expect in any other 8v low-compression VW at
> > 2500rpm. Barely any
> > >increase in speed. What the heck?
> > >
> > >Pull into gas station, pop the hood, and find the
> > boost tube popped off
> > >the intercooler. No big deal. Clamp it back down,
> > start it up, and move
> > >on. When I get on the road again, I went to about
> > half-throttle, and the
> > >engine stutters BAD. Huh?
> > >
> > >My friend makes a wild guess and thinks maybe the
> > plug wire came loose
> > >from the distributor. It is near the boost tube
> > that came off, and
> > >didn't look like it was sitting quite straight. So
> > I pull the plug wire
> > >off, and with it comes a chunk of the distributor
> > cap! The boost tube
> > >blew off the intercooler with sufficient force to
> > break the plug wire
> > >off of the distributor!! I couldn't believe it.
> > >
> > >We managed to limp it home with the wire kind of
> > pushed into the cap. As
> > >long as I didn't stress the engine at all, it ran
> > smoothly on all four.
> > >
> > >One less new Bosch dist cap in the world, I guess!
> > >
> > >Neal
> > >
> > >
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> > Cory Langford
> > '86 turbo project - running, just needs tuning :)
> > '79 Cheap Ass turbo daily driver - Restore in
> > progress...
> > '65 Ghia - The next project in the garage
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