SmokinS4™

I think that your findings are very consistant with everything you've heard from me.

Angular

Have you performed any ancient tribal rituals to bless and protect the new turbos?

Ray Khan

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/4477/mvc-305f.jpg"></center><p>and it sucks

QCRAZY

Maybe I missed the post, but how did the clamp get into the inlet piping??

SmokinS4™

previous installer dropped it when he was installing a manual boost controller.


Here's a picture of the cheap American clamp (made in Mexico) found in your typical garage.

See how they chewed though the oil lines after only 10k miles?

<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/Clamps%20-%20Made%20in%20Mexico.jpg">&lt;br /&gt;
Here's another picture of one of those clamps after it's been sitting in the turbo inlet piping for a little bit&lt;br /&gt;
<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/Cheap%20Clamp%20Made%20in%20Mexico2.jpg">&lt;br /&gt;
And the damage on the inlet piping&lt;br /&gt;
<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/intake%20piping1.jpg">&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's what happens when you leave a clamp in the intake side of a turbo:&lt;br /&gt;
<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/non-healthy%20k04.jpg">&lt;br /&gt;
And a close up of the blade:&lt;br /&gt;
<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/no%20blades%20-%20seems%20odd.jpg">
And lots of schrapnel&lt;br /&gt;
<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/schrapnel.jpg">
<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/schrapnel3.jpg">


and more Schrapnel

<img src="http://www.isaacsrelocation.com/smokin_s4/-/TurboatSRS/images/schrapnel4%20in%20MAF.jpg">

QCRAZY

Yikes! Makes me glad I do my own work!!

Singletrack

I shake everytime I see that.