Damned IC Outlet Hose!

[ZyroXZ2]

I had read somewhere else in this forum a long time ago that the IC outlet hose came loose or something for someone, and just wanted to chime in that I just had that happen.

Well maybe not just, as I spent weeks trying to figure out why I was having a loss of power. I put fuel injector cleaner, a little more E85, even drove it in the dead of night (which also resulted in my realizing I REALLY needed to raise me headlight angle) for cold air, but it all felt like it was nearly stock!

Welp, over the weekend, I was taking the bumper off to do some planning for future projects (you'll see eventually: I've got some interesting plans, he he), et voila, right in my face: the IC outlet hose was popped about 1/4" off from the end of the IC outlet.

Slid that sucker back on, tightened the worm clamp until it looked like a muffin top, and all my power was back. I have no idea how or why enough boost could be made to pop that loose, but it did...

EDIT: Gotta love how I only see the typos AFTER I post the thread...

 

[Revvdmedia]

I had read somewhere else in this forum a long time ago that the IC outlet hose came loose or something for someone, and just wanted to chime in that I just had that happen.

Well maybe not just, as I spent weeks trying to figure out why I was having a loss of power. I put fuel injector cleaner, a little more E85, even drove it in the dead of night (which also resulted in my realizing I REALLY needed to raise me headlight angle) for cold air, but it all felt like it was nearly stock!

Welp, over the weekend, I was taking the bumper off to do some planning for future projects (you'll see eventually: I've got some interesting plans, he he), et voila, right in my face: the IC outlet hose was popped about 1/4" off from the end of the IC outlet.

Slid that sucker back on, tightened the worm clamp until it looked like a muffin top, and all my power was back. I have no idea how or why enough boost could be made to pop that loose, but it did...

EDIT: Gotta love how I only see the typos AFTER I post the thread...

Not that I think I have any issue, but I'm betting this is something you can't see without the bumper removed or the undertray removed?

 

[ZyroXZ2]

Not that I think I have any issue, but I'm betting this is something you can't see without the bumper removed or the undertray removed?

You can see if you remove the underbody cover. I just so happened to be removing the bumper for other reasons, lol

 

[itguy61]

What is the IC hose?

 

[ZyroXZ2]

What is the IC hose?

I feel like if I have to describe it, you haven't been down there, lol...

The outlet of the IC connects to a large hose/coupler that acts as an elbow. The intake charge pipe is then connected to this hose, and the other end connects to the coupler that expands to the size of the throttle body.

 

[itguy61]

IC=intercooler