Hello once again folks! After finally getting back under the hood, I realize the poor condition in which my old, stiff AF rubbber hoses are. Does someone know a reputable source that may sell a nice set of silicone hoses, and whether or not silicone is the right way to go. I want something that's durable and wont crack my TPCV again.

 

The lag is real?

 

What hoses are you talking about? There's a lot of damn hoses. I also have no idea what "AF" rubber hoses are, and what a TPCV is.

All coolant hoses, get from Mazda. Vacuum line, replace with silicone. Hoses going to the two blow-off valves, silicone.

Dale

 

A reputable source for silicone hoses is what I'm getting at, someone who's purchased from that said site and would recommend others to it.

 

Cant be hard to find a local source for quality silicone hose..just buy a few meters of the sizes you need and cut to length.
I got "flex technologies" silicone hose...I dunno, supposedly its ok stuff..made in the usa...if i can get it down here at the *** end of the world, them im sure as hell you can get it in L.A

 

I found a three year old thread recommending

Mazda

but there's also

Silicone Vacuum Hose | Silicone Vacuum Tubing | Silicone Couplers - Flex Technologies

except I wouldn't know the dimensions and lengths of a full stock swap.

 

I get my hose now from boostcontroller.com - get the 3.5mm and 6mm vacuum hose. Thick wall, quality, and reasonably priced.

I've ordered from them multiple times and have used their hose on a number of FD's, it's the way to go.

Dale

 

I went to my local Performance shop, they had a kit for 60$ black/red that covered most of my hoses

 

I'll give them a look, thank you, Dale! Any recommendation on how much to get?

 

What size would you recommend for the BOV silicone hoses?

 

AF is common slang (here in Australia anyways) for "As ****"

In a sentence; "Dats JDM tyte AF, man"

:/

 

All the smaller hoses (including the BOV hoses) are 3.5mm.

I typically get 20 feet of 3.5mm and 10 feet of 6mm. You will have some extra, but it's good to have some extra.

Dale

 

Sorry, I meant the big hoses (maybe 1" or so) that run from the pipes to the valves then to the intakes. Mine are toasted and broke off like plastic. What should I do for those?

 

Pull one off and measure it.
I think its either 3/4 or 1"...it will be close to one of those, then you have your answer

Many types of hose will be fine for that job. Silicone is not required.

 

I appreciate all the info, Dale. I went ahead and bought the hiperformancestore.com kit, as it has gotten raved about. They say it's a total amount of about 82 ft, so dishing out the dough was a little easier.

 

I've already documented this -

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...valve-1060209/

Silicone replacement for the 3/4" or so BOV hoses. Been using them for a while now, work great and hold up great.

Dale

 

Awesome, thanks!