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General => General Technical => Topic started by: Jono FD3 on January 30, 2008, 10:34:54 PM

Title: FD rats nest
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 30, 2008, 10:34:54 PM
Guys, just a quick one to see if useing standard silycone boost gauge pipe would be OK for doing the solonoids under the plenum?? I\'m literaly only looking at doing the small pipes that go on to the solonoids at the moment!!

Cheers
Jono
Title: FD rats nest
Post by: Clarky on January 30, 2008, 10:43:14 PM
I have silicon on mine for over a year no problems yet
Title: silycone
Post by: Eddie on January 30, 2008, 10:54:33 PM
I would be carful the wall thickness needs to be decent so it does not colapse when hot, I used silycone but got the 3mm thick wall type seems ok as i used it but it does go squishy with all that heat.

regards
Title: FD rats nest
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 31, 2008, 01:09:55 PM
I\'ve got some sard stuff in the car.... the hole is about 2mm & the pipe thickness is about 9mm!! that would be OK wouldn\'t it??

Jono
Title: FD rats nest
Post by: Grizzly on January 31, 2008, 10:27:22 PM
Quote from: EddieI would be carful the wall thickness needs to be decent so it does not colapse when hot, I used silycone but got the 3mm thick wall type seems ok as i used it but it does go squishy with all that heat.

regards
This really is spot on, i bought some of Samco a while back for another project and had all sorts of issues with it, now i\'d rather use good quality rubber hose over Silicone.
Title: FD rats nest
Post by: Oliver on February 01, 2008, 06:43:16 PM
Jono, I used 3mm silicone vac hoses for over 7 years and never have had any issues.

Oliver
Title: FD rats nest
Post by: Jono FD3 on February 02, 2008, 09:36:29 PM
Oliver.... I love what you are typing mate!!! LOL!!

That was the answer I was after!! Look out car, here I come!!

Jono