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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 08:46 AM
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To those that used band clamps instead of the provided crimp clamps…

Some of the crimp clamps also appear to have the support rods as part of them. How do you do without these?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 08:48 AM
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You still use them but don't tighten them down real hard. Band clamps are the only way to go!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 04:35 PM
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I've ordered the stainless Pro Flo 4" turbo back kit with muffler. Apparently they come with lap joint, what everyone seems to be calling a band clamp, for all but one joint. The one joint is located at a support, so the old fashioned u-bolt with a rod welded to it is used at that location. I'll share details when it arrives.

I also ordered an extra lap joint with the plan to use it and the u-bolt clamp as suggested.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by LeoJr
I've ordered the stainless Pro Flo 4" turbo back kit with muffler. Apparently they come with lap joint, what everyone seems to be calling a band clamp, for all but one joint. The one joint is located at a support, so the old fashioned u-bolt with a rod welded to it is used at that location. I'll share details when it arrives.

I also ordered an extra lap joint with the plan to use it and the u-bolt clamp as suggested.

They must have changed then. When I bought my 4" system a couple of years ago, they were all crush clamps
 
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad
They must have changed then. When I bought my 4" system a couple of years ago, they were all crush clamps
The kit just arrived. They include lap joint/band clamps for both ends of the muffler, but U-bolt clamps for the rest.

And they were missing one U-clamp with a support rod and sent two 3-1/2" rather than a one 3" and one 3-1/2" U-bolt clamp. Mistakes happen. I called FloPro and we will see how quickly they provide the missing pieces.

Other than that, the kit looks good.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 09:42 AM
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The missing Flo-Pro U-clamps have arrived. Seems they don't stock the individual pieces so it took almost 2 weeks to get them to me.

For me, this was not an issue as I did not start the install. And they owned the mistake (I sent them photos of the error) and replaced the items at no cost to me.
 
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