Boost pipe clamps

[britishrallying]

Hi,

Just come across these:

http://www.powerengineering.co.uk/mikalor/

Poss. been spoke about before on the forum, but just incase they havent!!

Might be worth a look, look proper strong, better than what comes with the FMIC kits off ebay!!

Cant remember what size is needed, to dark to measure

Cheers

Gaz

 

[andytb]

boost pipe

good find ive been looking for new clamps for my car still need to measure all the sizes tho lol

 

[stumo]

They'll never catch on......

 

[andytb]

boost clamps

i always use the search !! lol

 

[stevepudney]

Use the search

Click Here

 

[gunmetalgtir]

http://www.mygarage-glasgow.co.uk/

Theres good clamps in here under miscellaneous parts.

Good solid clamps!!

 

[britishrallying]

Ooops, sorry Steve!! theres me thinking id actually found something interesting for a change, bugger!

Gaz

 

[stevepudney]

http://www.mygarage-glasgow.co.uk/

Theres good clamps in here under miscellaneous parts.

Good solid clamps!!

They look like Mikalor clamps

Don't get me wrong these clamps are good and apply a good clamping pressure and use a wider band, far more clamping force. The problem is there almost to good and don't suit all applications. If you use them in the wrong situation or do them up to tight they can pinch/cut into the hose which if not leaking instantly will lead to a boost/water leak later on. This is why I made up those stainless collars to sit under the clamp band (see other thread).

I ended up replacing some of the Mikalor clamps I was using with good quality worm drive type clamps www.jubileeclips.co.uk, these seem to provide enough clamping pressure to hold/seal 2 bar. I think the key is to lube the clamp thread when you initially tighten it up and come to terms with the fact that you might have to replace this type of clip with a new one if it's one that gets removed and replaced on a regular basis.

Steve