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Anyone seen this before? Damaged intake pipe/turbo

dontyellpl0x

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Hey guys,

Was out for a cruise today with a mate. Giving the car a hard flog. All of a sudden I heard this loud whistling. Sounded like a typical boost leak. Checked clamps hoses and all looked good.

Noticed this when I pulled everything apart. The intake pipe was made by nm Scotty and it's actually pretty solid.

Has anyone seen this before?

Cheers,

Chris

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zebra Grand Master

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If I were to hazzard a guess.

 

I would say that your intake pipe and filter are solidly attached to the body.

 

I think the engine has rocked over and mashed the intake pipe and turbo snout together. 

 

Hot aluminum bends pretty easily

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you sure it didn't get bent during install and you've jut noticed now you're looking for issues? just a thought.



Yeah I only put the car back together two weeks ago. Definitely would have noticed if it was like this before
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rx-line Enthusiast

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Hard to say, if I had just seen the charge piping only I would have said the clamp was over tightened. However like others taid the clamps where too tight, it got hot and some engine movement occurred pushing the charge piping up against the compressor housing. I would leave a 3/4" gap between the piping and housing next time. Also check your motor and transmission mounts. 

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Hard to say, if I had just seen the charge piping only I would have said the clamp was over tightened. However like others taid the clamps where too tight, it got hot and some engine movement occurred pushing the charge piping up against the compressor housing. I would leave a 3/4" gap between the piping and housing next time. Also check your motor and transmission mounts. 

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Hard to say, if I had just seen the charge piping only I would have said the clamp was over tightened. However like others taid the clamps where too tight, it got hot and some engine movement occurred pushing the charge piping up against the compressor housing. I would leave a 3/4" gap between the piping and housing next time. Also check your motor and transmission mounts. 

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scotty nm35 Grand Master

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Looks like the clamps were over tightened to me, were you using those shitty Tbolt ones, or Norma style worm drive? 

 

You should be able to straighten it out with a ball head hammer and gently tap it back into round.

colourclassic Mentor

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How tight do you typically do up your hose clamps?

I tighten all intake plumbing using a socket driver rather than a ratchet, this gives more feel and less chance of over-tightening. Comparing your 1st and 2nd photos, the worm drive of the hose clamp is in roughly the same spot as the bend in the intake pipe. That is usually where the most pressure is too. It's possible it sealed until a few heat cycles and then let go, leading to an air leak.

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