IC Piping Flex Coupler Questions
#3
The spring clamps are great; however, entirely unnecessary on a "proper" set up.
If you lip/bead your IC pipes, nothing more than a nice lined SS worm-drive clamp is required. Such as these:McMaster-Carr
I used these on my IC pipes and the clamping force was high enough to crush the aluminum piping. It ain't coming apart.
-Zach
If you lip/bead your IC pipes, nothing more than a nice lined SS worm-drive clamp is required. Such as these:McMaster-Carr
I used these on my IC pipes and the clamping force was high enough to crush the aluminum piping. It ain't coming apart.
-Zach
#5
I have no problem with the cheap t-bolt clamps sourced form either cx racing or silicone intakes. I just make sure to anti-seize them to prevent galling, which you should do to all stainless threaded fasteners anyways. Ok, thats a lie, I have one problem with them. The cx racing ones all have 10mm nuts and the silicone intakes ones have 11mm and it pisses me off to no end whenever I have to remove the couplings either at the intercooler or the throttle body and have to use 2 different sized sockets.
#6
I have no problem with the cheap t-bolt clamps sourced form either cx racing or silicone intakes. I just make sure to anti-seize them to prevent galling, which you should do to all stainless threaded fasteners anyways. Ok, thats a lie, I have one problem with them. The cx racing ones all have 10mm nuts and the silicone intakes ones have 11mm and it pisses me off to no end whenever I have to remove the couplings either at the intercooler or the throttle body and have to use 2 different sized sockets.
When I'm prepping and fabricating I take off the lock nut and use a regular nut that can be hand tightened. When finished put the lock nut back.
#17
This is the response I got regarding what size nuts bolts wrenches does the Airbus use...
"A bit of clarification for you guys, albeit from a pilot not an engineer!
Airbus are not French made, but rather "European", although I'm sure the French would be happy to pretend otherwise!
The major components are actually made all over Europe, and the standards used are an amalgam of the practices favoured by the various original constituent companies!
I have no doubt that there was once serious discussion about what sizes of fasteners should be used, and it would seem that the British contingent won that one and Unified (not SAE) sizes were used. (Standard in the British aviation industry). Sensible decision as maintenance needs to be carried out anywhere! This was how Concorde was built!
Next came the argument about how these fasteners should be designated, and the French won that one, consequently you will find what is actually a 1/4 inch fastener designated 6.35mm by Airbus!
Ignore that, use normal tools, and you will be fine!"
"A bit of clarification for you guys, albeit from a pilot not an engineer!
Airbus are not French made, but rather "European", although I'm sure the French would be happy to pretend otherwise!
The major components are actually made all over Europe, and the standards used are an amalgam of the practices favoured by the various original constituent companies!
I have no doubt that there was once serious discussion about what sizes of fasteners should be used, and it would seem that the British contingent won that one and Unified (not SAE) sizes were used. (Standard in the British aviation industry). Sensible decision as maintenance needs to be carried out anywhere! This was how Concorde was built!
Next came the argument about how these fasteners should be designated, and the French won that one, consequently you will find what is actually a 1/4 inch fastener designated 6.35mm by Airbus!
Ignore that, use normal tools, and you will be fine!"
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