Yup. That's what they are. They're from Gates. They're called PowerGrip SB - you can get the from NAPA or anywhere really.
They work great. Basically, there are two types of hose clamps. Constant Radius and Constant Tension. Constant Radius are what you usually see - the worm drive type. Constant tension are the spring type that you see on modern cars. These are a new type of constant tension. The basic idea is that the pipe and the hose expand and shrink with temperature. And while stainless steel clamps may look pretty they expand less with heat than either rubber or aluminum so the hotter the car gets the more tension is placed on the hose. Usually, this extra tension exceeds the elasticity of the hose so you see the rubber bulging through the clamp. Multiple cycles of expansion and contraction abrades the end of the hose over time.
The rubber fitting expands almost the same as the rubber hose so it's much better.
Also, it looks cool.
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Originally Posted by Mitch Leland
Wow, double cool, I've never seen them before... Do they work well?
Thanks,
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