apperiantly i got a little excited when buying my intercooler setup. i didnt pay much attention to the fact that i ended up buying rubber instead of silicone reducer boots. the other day i blew a hole in the boot(thank god i had a spare) but thought it was dew to the egt probe being to close. now im having second thoughts. how much boost can these boots handle? not only that but it is basically supporting the piping that goes down to the intercooler. the piping is also flaired so it streching the boot a little. i havent pushed it dew to the fact im out of reducer boots. is this thing likely to blow with a little pressure or do the rubber boots hold up pretty well?

p.s. as soon as i can find a way to reduce the pics i will post them

Those silicone hose's should be good for upwards of 50 PSI without problem, i've run mine at 25 PSI. I'd thow away the gear clamps and put on T-bolt clamps when you can as they tend to come loose and the hose slips out from underneath them. Make sure they're IC hose's not just coolant hose. Coolant system only runs from 10-20 psi on most vehicles i think.

the problem is theyre not silicone theyre rubber! and i had the 3 inch tbolt clamps but none morked as well as the regular clamps. some of the t bolt clamps would close all the way and not even put pressure on the boots.

Would appear then you just got pretty rubber hoses. The T-bolt clamps come in numerous sizes, some may only have a 1/4" size difference when closed. Should be able to pick up some silicone hose's on ebay for a reasonable price. Or look for a hose shop in your area, more money but can be had quickly.

I have been running the rubber ones for a week now with no problem, yet! Mine look just like the one that was between the turbo and intake, but better quality with 1/4" side wall and canvas style covering, and with good T clamps. My pipes are almost butted together, more or less, so there is not much room for a hole to develope from pressure. My only worry is that some flanging may cut the coupler, but I think that would happen with silicon. I think it is like anything else, it depends on grade and quality.