Well after hearing alot of stories about intercooler pipes blowing off during driving it finally happened to me last night....was going about 40 in 4th and started to lightly accelerate...then BOOM...car started shuddering and didn't wanna go anywhere. Pull off to the side of the road and sure enough the hose to my throttle body was totally off anyways all it took was a screwdriver and it was back on. Bad thing was I had tightened this clamp before because I had heard of the probs...so just a heads up to all you IX owners.

 

use t-bolt clamps and you wont have to worry about it anymore, i got them from Buschur Racing for 3.00 a piece

 

that happened to me twice so far on the throttle body, and 2 other times on the licp. Ive since replaced all (im paranoid now lol) intercooler pipes with constant torque clamps, and ive been fine so far

 

happens on 8's too bro. even with t-bolts, and hard pipes. cant figure that out.

 

how many of these clamps are there?

 

here is a solution I posted in a similar thread.

 

i dont know anyone who has had a pipe come off after installing t-bolt clamps

 

^^^ never encountered the same problem after the t bolt clamp install and boosting a lot higher than stock everyday.

 

Does this affect all IX's or modified IX's? Thanks for the heads up.

 

its not just ix's, it happens on viii's too

get t-bolts or constant torques and youll be fine if it blows off. i got my breeze constant torques from amazon of all places for 3.99 each

 

lol this same thing happen to me like a week into having my car...Accelerated a bit, car started bogging like crazy adn would go anywhere...good thing my friends shop was just a couple of feet away...intercooler hose to the throttle body blew off...very easy fix but i was like wtf...

 

Don't use just a screwdriver!! You'll never get it tight enough. Do it the right way with a socket and crank the heck out of it.

 

That may not be the best idea. It need to be tight but don't crank the heck out of it. If you do it will bend the slots and mess up the clamp. Best is to replace them with t-bolt clamps.

 

T-clamps, way to solve the problem and either 8mm or 10mm socket.

 

My IX is almost new (3,000 miles on it, unmodified), and I'd like to give the clamps a twist just in case they've loosened. How easy is it to get at the clamps on the LICP? Can I reach under the bumper while the car is parked? Do I need to jack it up? Thanks.