Re: Mark's 1G Winter Projects
 

Front line makes badass products! I see you used grey silicone. Much better than the black stuff.

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Very nice. I want to get there vc for the evo 3

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wow, that is pretty

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Dayum, shiny!! What's the purpose of the rear cover, more fluid, higher fill hole, more bling? Strength? Either way, hotness.

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Strength I believe.

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Its for strength. But definitely offers a touch more of the bling factor than a factory cover haha

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The stud keeps the differential caps from backing out if it ever happens.

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It helps avoid bearing cap deflection on the ring gear. It keeps the ring & pinion mated properly, that's the theory. I broke a rear end last year, I'm hoping this will help.

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Did you break it on the launch? What was the 60' or estimated 60'?

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I suspect I hurt the rearend launching it, it broke right after shifting into second.

I picked up a couple of vibrant clamshell clamps. I keep bending ic pipe with over torquing t-bolt clamps, causing boost leaks. These should solve that issue.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...127_204425.jpg

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How much are those? I bent my AMS IC pipes a bunch as they were aluminum with my tbolts.

I didn't have as many issues, none really, with SS piping. But maybe these are on option.

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Makes me want stainless piping again. Electric impact on IC pipes FTW!

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I've always preferred aluminum to save the weight plus dissipate a little extra heat. Use a 1/4" driver and don't go gorilla-mode.

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That doesn't always work when you're running Leasure boost though haha

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I never lost a coupler with the big setup the evo had.

I'm kind of surprised Mark didn't do this earlier since it seems everything he does is an engineering masterpiece it seems.

Re: Mark's 1G Winter Projects
 

Although I don't run the same boost levels as these guys, I've never popped one either.

Re: Mark's 1G Winter Projects
 

I popped my UICP a few times before I had tbolts, running ~38psi.

But once I had the tbolts it stayed together. I think what Mark is saying is that the tbolts worked fine they are just easy to dent the piping with...which is what I did too. It's easy to over tighten.

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I've had the stock woven piping blow off before, but never a silicone coupler.

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http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo..._1213_WEBL.jpg

Probably time for a set of these, or Wiggins clamps to handle Leasure boost without torquing the t-bolts to 100 ft/lbs. :D

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Or just use SS pipes?