# Silicone Couplers and T-bolt clamps **URL:** \ **Category:** Vendor Marketplace\ **Created:** [November 22, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920 "2006-11-22T19:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/1 "2006-11-22T19:44:16Z")
I have decided to, or at least try to, from here on in accompany all the of the FMIC kits with T-bolt clamps instead of the cheaper gear clamps that have come with them up until recently. also on the S13 / S14 FMIC kits i am going to try and provide that extra silicone coupler that you never get with them. the 2" one that goes on the turbo, you have to have a decent silicone coupler on there otherwise its going to melt. as a result i am probably going to keep a shit-ton of couplers and t-bolt clamps in stock at any given time. heck i already have hundreds of dollars in new and used, rubber and silicone couplers hanging around anyways before i place the order i would like to know what size couplers people are using. i was just going to order a few 2", a few 2.5" and a wack of 3" because i think 3" is most common but correct me if i am wrong. here are some pics of the clamps and couplers. ![http://bings.ca/images/couplers%20and%20clamps.JPG](http://bings.ca/images/couplers%20and%20clamps.JPG) closer look at clamps VVV [http://bings.ca/images/clamps.JPG](http://bings.ca/images/clamps.JPG) your going to be looking at $8 - $13 for straight couplers depending on size. that is a 2" - 2.25" reducer coupler that is a fair bit more expensive and a 2.25" elbow that is also a bit more expensive. the straight ones are just over 3" long and are 1/6" thick 3ply silicone coupler. they should handle most applications. the T-bolt clamps are not the hugest most crazy baller couplers you can get, heck couplers can get over $100 a piece for the serious stuff these ones will be around $5 a piece or there abouts… if anyone wants some please let me know, otherwise i am just ordering for stock. iono about your guys but i ended up spending upwards of $50 on a single coupler this year… only to have to cut half of it away… super ghey ---
**Author:** ![Uniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/34f0e0/32.png) [@Uniac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Uniac)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/2 "2006-11-23T04:37:39Z")
Bing, I’m going to need atleast 1 of the 90degree 3" bends, if you can get come reducers i’d suggest having a few on hand aswell, 2.5-3" is common. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/3 "2006-11-23T06:20:18Z")
yeah i will bring up a few reducers and reducing elbows and reguarl elbows… but them shits be soo expensive… god i hate having to actually buy this stuff when you actually need it. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/4 "2006-11-23T12:31:15Z")
Bing, if I buy a whole bunch of these off you, and start selling them to people, and then get someone to buy a whole bunch off me, do I then get comission on some of his sales? :lol: ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/5 "2006-11-23T12:32:48Z")
yes? ---
**Author:** ![robbbby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@robbbby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robbbby)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/6 "2006-11-25T13:44:15Z")
Are the tbolt clamps stainless or gold coloured? They look like they’re the heavy duty ones and not the crappy tbolt clamps that everyone else sells. ---
**Author:** ![240sxfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/dec6dc/32.png) [@240sxfan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxfan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/7 "2006-11-25T14:37:00Z")
some 2.75"-3" reducers may also be a good idea for connecting IC piping to the stock SR throttle body. That delayed my SR swap for 1 week since I found it hard to find anyone local with it in stock and I had to E-Bay it ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/8 "2006-11-26T10:45:52Z")
robbby, these arent super baller, they are just your basic T-bolt clamps… if people wanna spen $12 on a serious T-bolt clamp i can get them but i think these will do for most applications on here. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silicone-couplers-and-t-bolt-clamps/101920/9 "2006-12-13T20:01:41Z")
![http://bings.ca/images/tbolt%20clamps.jpg](http://bings.ca/images/tbolt%20clamps.jpg) got a whole bunch in…