Question about Replacement Hoses
03-06-02, 10:57 PM
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Question about Replacement Hoses
I'm looking to change my old rubber hoses over to silicone. I'm talking about the hoses that go to the Y-pipe and the intercooler. I have talked to tri-point engineering and they are going to charge me well over $200 (I think it was around $235 or so). I also looked at Pettit and they are charging around $140, but their hoses come with the screw clamps and not the T-clamps. I can't seem to get ahold of anyone at PFS to see what they are charging. Does anyone have any ideas or opinions as to who has the best replacement hoses? I would also appreciate it if someone could give me a ballpark number as to how much these hoses would cost at PFS. Thanks.
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03-06-02, 11:42 PM
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Silicone hoses?
http://cyber.virtualrep.com/hosetech...54790053208472
I had mine done for $400 labor $100 parts from Rotary Reliability & Racing. The hose they used was way too thin! There are actually different sizes that should be used if you look at the link above. I wish I could have done it myself so it would have been quality and it's sucks I didn't know about hosetecniques beforehand.
I had mine done for $400 labor $100 parts from Rotary Reliability & Racing. The hose they used was way too thin! There are actually different sizes that should be used if you look at the link above. I wish I could have done it myself so it would have been quality and it's sucks I didn't know about hosetecniques beforehand.
03-06-02, 11:45 PM
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i would skip the tripoint kit and just get new couplers unless your actual hoses are cracked or something.
the tripoint kit is a kit that they piece together from samco hoses and some nice clamps. you can get some decent silicone hose (2.75" diameter) at www.bakerprecision.com for about $22 for a foot and cut it into 4 3" couplers while you only need 2. then you can go to home depot and get 4 hose clamps for about $5. you could go fancier and get some aba clamps from baker or t-bolt clamps from www.mcmaster.com but the home depot variety works ok
save your $200 and do it this way especially if you plan on upgrading your ic in the future.
the tripoint kit is a kit that they piece together from samco hoses and some nice clamps. you can get some decent silicone hose (2.75" diameter) at www.bakerprecision.com for about $22 for a foot and cut it into 4 3" couplers while you only need 2. then you can go to home depot and get 4 hose clamps for about $5. you could go fancier and get some aba clamps from baker or t-bolt clamps from www.mcmaster.com but the home depot variety works ok
save your $200 and do it this way especially if you plan on upgrading your ic in the future.
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Does anyone have the Pettit hoses on their car? If so are they pretty good quality or not. I did a quick estimate of the cost of the hoses and I can't get it for a whole lot cheaper than what Pettit is offering. Not to mention the fact that I need to order a batch of Protek-R fuel lubricant.
If anyone has the Pettit hoses I would appreciate it if you could let me know what quality they are and maybe even a picture if you could post one. Thanks.
If anyone has the Pettit hoses I would appreciate it if you could let me know what quality they are and maybe even a picture if you could post one. Thanks.
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