Intercooler boot failure.
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Intercooler boot failure.
I was towing my horses up a steep grade and started hearing a screeching sound coming from the area around the turbo and I couldn't get any more power out of her to push up the mountain. I pulled over but could t find anything wrong until I got home and took the intercooler boot off and found this:
I'm thinking of using the riff raff boots to replace because they are cheaper than the dieselsite boots. Have y'all had any experience with these?
I'm thinking of using the riff raff boots to replace because they are cheaper than the dieselsite boots. Have y'all had any experience with these?
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I have black RiffRaff boots.
My turbo boot looked like that, it would whistle some at high boost, otherwise I wouldn't have known any better.
Josh
My turbo boot looked like that, it would whistle some at high boost, otherwise I wouldn't have known any better.
Josh
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I can't remember if Riffraff told me or I read it somewhere. The oem boots are 3 ply. The Riffraff are 4 ply.
Added in edit: going through old emails. found one from Clay @ Riffraff stating that their boots are 4 ply.
Added in edit: going through old emails. found one from Clay @ Riffraff stating that their boots are 4 ply.
Last edited by 2civicrr; Aug 26, 2013 at 12:31 AM. Reason: corrected the number of plies on Riffraff boots
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Here is a better description on the BD Diesel boots. http://www.dieselperformance.com/ind...uct/index/178P
Not knocking RiffRaff, just showing another option for those of us on the other coast. The boots are stout and the clamps are much heavier than oem.
Not knocking RiffRaff, just showing another option for those of us on the other coast. The boots are stout and the clamps are much heavier than oem.
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Whatever you choose apply aerosol hairspray before putting the boots on, it will help and of course clean really good with carb cleaner or brake cleaner.
Even better would be to do the CCV mod and keep the oil out of the boots.
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Even better would be to do the CCV mod and keep the oil out of the boots.
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