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      12-10-2012, 07:03 PM   #821
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Originally Posted by Beedub View Post
Interesting read here
http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/..._fromsearch__1

http://www.amsperformance.com/resour...a-t-bolt-clamp

Ams.. these guy are quite literally imo one of the very best shops out, Interesting that they use worm style clamps on their 40psi 1500whp GTRs ;-) take a read!! very interesting!!
Problem is that ESS doesn't provide quality worm gear clamps. What I don't like about worm gear, is that the second you tighten them past their limit, they click off and lose connection, its probably like that for all worm gear clamps. Pain in the ass, they easily turn worthless after you overtighten them, which takes surprisingly little effort

I use some of the 1 or 2 stock ESS clamps in the hard to reach places that I'm not worried about, but most of the other stuff is high quality t-bolt. I could give a rat's ass about it not applying even pressure on 10" of the pipe, the point is that it silicone is soft and they do a great job of holding a great seal. Sure you can screw up a pipe if you tighten them while on a roid rage, but you'd have to be really aggressive with it.
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