First Boost Leak Test?

[JMiller]

Ok, so i made a boost leak tester and did my first test on my car today. And wow, i had a leak at almost every coupler. So once i fixed all of the leaks i pressurized the system to 20psi and then pop! my 90 degree coupler blew up, so i fixed that and had it at 22psi and pop! my other 90 degree coupler blew up. So i was wondering were i could get 2 good quality 90 degree couplers that dont cost like $30 a coupler. Also can repeated boost leak test mess anything up, because it took all day to fix a spot then re test, then fix a spot.
Thanks in advance.

 

[boostngsx]

I would look on ebay for couplers. All the performance shops in my area want like $45 per coupler. I am going to be ordering some soon too.

 

[JMiller]

$45, wow rediculous. I checked eBay and all the 5 layer 90 degree couplers are about the same 20 for coupler and 20 for shipping(which is BS).

 

[boostngsx]

Ill do some more searching around and let you know what I find. Have you ever ahd any experience with ebay t-bolt clamps? I need a bunch of them and all I can get them for local is $7 a piece.

 

[JMiller]

Actually yeah i have. Every time i found a leak it was at one of my ebay tbolt clamps. For some reason when you tighten them instead of staying flat and sqeazing the coupler down on the pipe they pinch the coupler into a triangle shape and air just flows out. I had to replace just about all of the tbolt clamps with 2 worm clamps.

 

[->PrOjEcTGS<-]

Extreme Turbo Systems

They sell couplers and they are the cheapest ones I could find that I actually trusted to buy. Check them out.

 

[boostngsx]

That sucks. When I bought my car there was not one t-bolt clamp on it. It was all worm clamps. So my IC pipes just kept coming apart.

 

[JMiller]

I read on here that if you put soap on the tbolt clamp it will help keep it from getting pinched up, but i didnt try that.

 

[JMiller]

Thank you ->PrOjEcTGS<- looks like im getting my couplers from ETS.

 

[hypnoticpimp]

Intercooler Pipe Fabrication - Silicone Intake Systems Auto Parts