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silicone vacuum hoses

by rich30mex » Fri May 29, 2015 8:53 am

Has anyone ever replaced the hard black plastic vacuum hoses on a turbo for silicone ones like these

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If so we're they any good ??
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Re: silicone vacuum hoses

by rich30mex » Fri May 29, 2015 11:40 am

Andy (callyman) said he has these and theres no problems so might give them a go
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Re: silicone vacuum hoses

by bodgetastic » Fri May 29, 2015 2:37 pm

I'm not a fan of silicone vacuum hoses, I keep ripping them in half after a heavy launch, get some decent ones
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Re: silicone vacuum hoses

by rich30mex » Fri May 29, 2015 3:17 pm

I don't do heavy launchs I do heavy lunches pmsl
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Re: silicone vacuum hoses

by bodgetastic » Fri May 29, 2015 7:40 pm

rich30mex wrote:I don't do heavy launchs I do heavy lunches pmsl


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Re: silicone vacuum hoses

by rich30mex » Fri May 29, 2015 8:18 pm


If it ever gets done. might even invest in a trailer lol
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