Just finished installing intercooler hoses I bought off zoeb (minus the tb hose). All I can say is F the bov hose clamp. Just needed to vent a bit. Picks to come of this and some other mods.

 

F' the sway bar mounts! What a pain in the *** the passenger side is!!!

 

the front sway bar mounts are a *****.

 

haha yea that thing sucks.

glad they worked out for you...did you ever end up getting the missing hose?

 

nope didn't get it. thought i had a sourvce on nazioc but no avail. mpj said they oculd get one, but at 4-6 weeks, I was itching to install seeing as how I got PnP intercooler pipes in the mail today from a person as well and even with the slight tear in my stock one. we'll see what happens.
oh man, and I have some upgraded sway bar mounts waiting to be installed. Guess the fun just never stops.

 

p.s. hit up the trader rating.

 

done

thanks for bringing me to 20

 

hehe no problem. i need a couple more still, but some members haven't come through.

 

I couldn't get the damn clamp of either and I didnt have any pliers to assist. weaksauce

How'd you manage to get it off. brute fingerstrength?

 

i cut the old bov hose, detatched some of the vacuum lines around it, swore a whole bunch, soaked the turbo inlet to hose connection in rubbing alcohol (good rubber lube), tried to plier it with several sets of smaller pliers, swore some more, busted a knuckle, finally got it with some pliers and had it slide around and up, then pinched it and pulled it off. I think the best bet would be to cut the clamp with a dremel and a cutting wheel or use some long 90 degree bend needle nose pliers.

 

what I ended up doing ^^^^.

 

TOTALLY!

 

I used a pair of bent needle nose pliers. I don't even remember why I bought the tool. I think it was because I thought it would be easier to use when pulling hooks out of fish. Anyway, it was still tough with the bent needle nose pliers. I hope that hose lasts forever because I put the stock clamp back on.

 

oh man you p[ut that clip back on? I think I beat that clip with a hammer for a while (10 minutes) and then took our other car to buy some hose clamps.