where to get flex tube for intercooler?
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really? I heard the stuff is kind of expensive but works great and flows well to. can you do me a favor and look in the lounge area at the post dual rotary engine and look at the blue car on their and I believe that guy has some sort of flex tubing for his ic's. Thanks.
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I have heard nothing but good things about a type of hose called ThermalFlex. Not your standard ribbed flex hose, and it comes in a bunch of jolly colors.
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http://shop.hyundaiperformance.com/shop/cat.php?c=90
so does this stuff actually bend? or does it still need to be fitted? Thanks.
so does this stuff actually bend? or does it still need to be fitted? Thanks.
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I am guessing that either you get pre-bent sections of it or straight. I highly doubt that you can just bend that kind of hose. But if you can then that is a hell of a hose and that might bevery usefull for custom intercooler mountings and other things. But from what I can tell its just the same old type of hose. :/
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I took my old IC hoses down to the local autozone and went in the back where all the radiator hoses are (they have 100's) and I looked at them all and lined them up till I found a couple with the diameter and bends I needed. Has worked perfect for me so far. I just bought all the radiator hoses that had the bends I needed then cut them to size. I figure if they can hold the heat and pressure of a radiator; should be no problem with an IC. Cost me less than $25.
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Re: where to get flex tube for intercooler?
Originally posted by hondahater
...where I am there are no places that custom fit/fab/bend tubing.
...where I am there are no places that custom fit/fab/bend tubing.
Avoid that spiral wound flexible hose. The internal corregations cause a lot of turbulence and hence pressure loss.
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Re: Re: where to get flex tube for intercooler?
Originally posted by NZConvertible
Not even an exhaust shop? Or don't they fix exhausts where you live?
Avoid that spiral wound flexible hose. The internal corregations cause a lot of turbulence and hence pressure loss.
Not even an exhaust shop? Or don't they fix exhausts where you live?
Avoid that spiral wound flexible hose. The internal corregations cause a lot of turbulence and hence pressure loss.
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Originally posted by imloggedin
did u notice any drop in boost rpeck?
did u notice any drop in boost rpeck?
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Re: Re: Re: where to get flex tube for intercooler?
Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
not all places have the capacity to make mandrel bends though.
not all places have the capacity to make mandrel bends though.
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