silicon reducers and heatwrap

[flygt4]

i use cheapies for areas that arent high pressure, ie pre turbo intake,and are prone to less movement, but joins that need a lot of movement or are close to heat etc i use brand name ones for.

i had a cheapie and a brand name joiner side by side, and they physically feel quite different. also had a cheap one nearly melt right through due to being a tad close to something hot whereas the brandname one seems OK in that spot untili moved the pipes round a bit to get it away from the heat.

I only really seem to have real problems when running up over 20psi, or extended periods or raping.

[IH8TEC]

all mine are cheapies, everywhere, one thing that will rip a joiner is bad piping design, ie the piping being slightly too short or long, causing too much stress on it when connected. i dont use the overpriced t-bolt clamps either (use the thin ones with the raised ribs for the screw to grip on) and never had a problem with the clamps ripping the joiners from being thin, and that is with 25psi of raping all the time.

[flygt4]

yeh alot is to do with the piping as you say, mine isnt perfect and with the standard engine mounts the engine twisted a crazy amount.

[postfach]

cheers, im not too fussed just after the cheapest i can find, alex you wouldnt know where i can get the oil feed bit that goes on to the turbo?

Yeah, I was talking to Michael earlier today and he mentioned something about that. I'll talk to him tomorrow and let you know what it was that he said.