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Old Jun 18, 2009, 09:38 AM
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How tight are you guys clamping down your t-bolt clamps

I just upgraded all my clamps to t-bolt clamps and was wondering how much are you guys torqing these down? I don't want to over tighten and crush a pipe. Any guidelines and rules of thumb you guys use would be super helpful. Thanks!

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i just broke one so i guess it was too tight
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I go until I see the silicone couplers start to get deformed (best word i can think off....not exaggerated deformation lol) And then I back it off a little.
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yea i tightened mine til the coupler looked like it was reaching for help lol cause it start to rise from one end cause it was really tight and thats when i knew it was good
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I tightened all my clamps till you couldnt tight anymore... but they were the correct sizes for example the throttle body for the 8 is 3" so i put a 3" n continued with rest of the piping havent had any problems yet...
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