www.trucknbusclamps.com T-bolt clamp for like 5 bucks ea. Not bad

 

Looks like a good source. I just returned from my local West Marine store to buy clamps and noticed they have these as well. I didn't even pay attention to the price because I was matching up the clamps I'd purchased there earlier in the year. They carry nice quality smooth clamps that are similar to the OE but a little wider.

Ron

 

Bump, just to give you guys a chance to check this out.

 

are these the ones that won't damage the hoses?

 

Yeah, Luis.

But you can get them or other smooth lined inner clamps in full stainless (not a plated screw which will rust, especially in PR) for less in retail quantities from someone like McMaster-Carr. They have a web site. Get the smooth inside worm drive with rolled outer edges. In all stainless, including screw. Those are pretty dang good.

 

I'll have to look into this now!

 

I found it! http://www.mcmaster.com page 205 of the catalog.
All I'd need now is the quantity and sizes of the hoses.

 

Thanks LED
OEM is NORMA, sizes vary, but the bulk is SAE no 4 & 6.
Best is to "dive in" and check. The (metric) size is stamped in the band near the screw.
TakeCare

 

That is them, Luis. I used them on the sailboat (a high risk situation if they fail) and they work great. Who knows what sizes and quantity you would need to do everything on your 944. I think Hans has the only practicle idea - just dig in and measure which clamps you need to replace.

McMaster-Carr is a great hardware store, I wish they had a location next to me that I could just run over to on my projects.

 

I'll do that, I really dislike those ugly zebra clamps.

 

The worm clams are not the good ones, the T-bolts are unbeatable, these are full SS OEM for industrial/commercial.

 

Oh, come on Andy, you just get a job for a TBolt type manufacturer? Worm drive clamps work fine and they are much easier to find in all stainless and serve a wider range of hose size per item.

And at 5 bucks per clamp, that is crazy.

 

WHen you boost up a 951, the worm clamps blow off commonly. I know there has been more than one thread on people looking for T-bolt clamps on the 951 forum. I posted there as well. You want to talk about expensive, some turbo shops sell the exact same clamps for like 14 bucks. I met a guy sunday that had T-bolt clamps on his truck(Ranger with a turbo coupe motor swap). I asked him where and how much, sounded good to me, so I posted the info for you guys. So, If you need or want them at a resonable price, here they are. No, I'm not affiliated either, just sharing my homework.

 

I would of agreed until I had my intercooler hoses blowing off on my larger turbo. The worm ones can't hold that kind of pressure very well..... but for a rad hose..... yah worm is just fine.

 

lol, you beat me to the post, see, they are not always acceptable.