Help needed with fitting Turbo inlet hose
27 February 2010, 04:43 PM
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Help needed with fitting Turbo inlet hose
Having major hassel with fitting a samco turbo inlet pipe !
Ive had 2 standard plastic type hose split so thought i would get the uprated one ! Is is just me or all 04 Sti and wr1 engine lay out a bad design the corner of the mannifold fixing point sits almost in front of the turbo causing an angle for the pipe to gett around and almost impossible to get the pipe on ! i have even filed a bit off the corner to ease the angle just about got the pipe on the other day and manifold back on but looking at it today it has sliped off again due to the stresson the pipe and even when it was on it looked kinked because of the angle it has to get around ! I would appreciate any help with this or suggestions on what to do about the problem of fitting the pipe ! On the standard pipe it has a bit of an angle at this point but silicon does not .
Ive had 2 standard plastic type hose split so thought i would get the uprated one ! Is is just me or all 04 Sti and wr1 engine lay out a bad design the corner of the mannifold fixing point sits almost in front of the turbo causing an angle for the pipe to gett around and almost impossible to get the pipe on ! i have even filed a bit off the corner to ease the angle just about got the pipe on the other day and manifold back on but looking at it today it has sliped off again due to the stresson the pipe and even when it was on it looked kinked because of the angle it has to get around ! I would appreciate any help with this or suggestions on what to do about the problem of fitting the pipe ! On the standard pipe it has a bit of an angle at this point but silicon does not .
27 February 2010, 10:27 PM
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What kind of silicon pipe did you buy. Ive heard the samco suck in a bit. I was told to get an autoban but not a lover of autoban stuff. Did you have any luck gettin this done mate.
27 February 2010, 10:44 PM
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Bought the samco from rcm as recomended by them pricey aswell tried getting an APs
Hard pipe but no stock anywhere in the country as far as i know ! That has an angled silicon part supplied to connect turbo to the hard pipe to get around the angled bit !
Getting fed up as this has been going on for months !
Hard pipe but no stock anywhere in the country as far as i know ! That has an angled silicon part supplied to connect turbo to the hard pipe to get around the angled bit !
Getting fed up as this has been going on for months !
27 February 2010, 11:07 PM
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Have got the APs hard pipe on my STi. Have you tried DSAutomotive.
It just looks as though if the silicon pipe from the APS kit could be attatched to your Samco pipe it would be sorted.
It just looks as though if the silicon pipe from the APS kit could be attatched to your Samco pipe it would be sorted.
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27 February 2010, 11:12 PM
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Tried to get an Aps pipe etc but Ds said they where having trouble getting them from Austalia !the pic above shows the problem looking down on inlet and turbo mnifold fixing is in the way !
27 February 2010, 11:19 PM
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Is your turbo inlet 2.5 inch diameter as thinking about it I may still have that connector as my new turbo has a 3 inch inlet. Will look tomorrow and post wether I still have it. All you will need then is a piece of metal pipe to join the two together, not sure if they could be glued on as there ain't much room for jubilee clips in there.
27 February 2010, 11:24 PM
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That would be great if u could have a look ! anything is worth a try most appreciatted thanks very much for your help Just let me Know i will pay for postage and give you some money for it if you want ! ye its a standard turbo 2.5" 
28 February 2010, 04:40 PM
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Ye had to take off the manifold to get the pipe on as i mentioned before i did get the pipe on the other day but lookin at it yesterday it had slipped of again so gota start the whole process again might try a more heavy duty clamp if anyone could say where to get one from !
28 February 2010, 10:21 PM
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I sprayed mine with carpet adhesive before fitting, then clamped it good and tight, then refitted the inlet manifold....
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28 February 2010, 10:44 PM
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Ye i sorted that small split cut back pipe a little !
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