does anybody know where i can get hold of some 4mm and 6mm silicone tubing in red in the birmingham area. I am having a right game finding some and i cant believe but a lot of people dont know what im talking about
might be worth a try ?
http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?searchType=classic&keywords=silicone+tube&clarifyIndex=1&location=Birmingham&mqs=xi
I\'ve purchased tubes from both these places before in the past, but in blue, give them a ring and ask em.
http://www.fletchersautostore.co.uk/
or
http://www.midlandperformancecentre.co.uk/
thanks chappies..i finally decided to get some from midlands performance centre in wallsall.I got it in blue but i have noticed that it is smaller in diameter than those on rob robinettes site,his pipes seem chunkier than mine-but mine should be ok. so far i have ripped the solenoid racking out and re-piped all the little bendie bits on that. ive even done a heat test and pushed a bit of tubing onto a screwdriver and held the screwdriver(not the tubing) in the cooker hob flame for five minuits untill the screwdriver was nearly glowing!!..the results were very good..must say that this stuff should stand upto the heat generated in the FD engine bay...the only problem with the hose i bought is that it kinks quite easily-but i can get around this buy giving more piping to stop kinking
Martin..did you buy these tubes from pmc and put them on your car? if so then have they been ok?
I got the small tubes(blue) for the BOV to plenum nipple thing from Fletchers, and bigger blue ones from MPC for the intercooler piping, both were fine, the smaller the tube the stickier they are so use zip ties to secure them.
well i spoke to a chap at RX motors about the little 1 way check valves ( 3 of mine are faulty!!) he said that silicone will not last more than 100 miles..he said that VITON tubing is the best to use at £5 per meter,but he cant get hold of any..its a bastard cus i called him regarding the little1 way check valve and he said" yeah mate..i have loads of them...£1 please mate" i said "bloody hell thats ok, they are about £25 from mazda", he said "really" and then he covered the phone with his hand whilst talking to someone.
After that he came back on the phone and said "actually mate,there gonna be a bit more cus i have to get them off the cars so they will be £5 each!! ****ing asshole! for second hand shit as well,as far as i know they could be useless in a few months of wear+tear.
so now im on the lookout for some little 1 way check valves at the moment. Oh and some VITON tubing.
How long ago did you do your solenoid tubing and have you had any trouble with them?
hi mate give pip a ring at wgt for the check valve seen him selling some to a customer when i was last there
yeah definitly, the bloke down at the wolves mazda dealer mentioned him. the £25 price of the valve from mazda was for the larger black+green valve (i think).
1 of the lads on this forum mentioned that the smaller valves are £8each..aint sure if this is true??
i might as well get some pukka babies instead like these on this thread http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=336642&highlight=check+valves