Engine Dress Up - What size pipes??

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chrisJDM

January 04, 2008, 11:10:29 PM
Im looking at dressing up my engine to make it look a bit nicer, im looking at getting all the tubes and pipes in blue and was wondering if anyone can help me with sizes

ive highlighted a few in the pic that i want to change, as you see some of the intercooler pipes are already done, i need to get a few more, im going to get rid of the black plastic pipe on the left for a nice shinny one and i already have a greddy elbow ready to go on the right.

Laeeq

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January 04, 2008, 11:21:07 PM
not sure on the sizes sorry but i would leave the one on master cylender as that has a one way valve in there, that controls the brakes so may be better to heat wrap it.
Laeeq

chrisJDM

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January 04, 2008, 11:26:37 PM
cheers, i will remember that one :Thumbs-up

trevtubby

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January 05, 2008, 06:22:50 PM
cant you just take them off and take them to a place near you which supplies silicone hosing? and just get some the same size?

Also, are you going to replace the black pipe which comes from the second turbo to the I/C pipework?

Engine bay is looking nice though :)
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ashc

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January 05, 2008, 06:38:36 PM
can the coolant ones coming off the ast and filler neck be replaced with \'normal\' silicone hose of the right bore, or does it have to be special pressure rating or something?

chrisJDM

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January 06, 2008, 12:22:11 AM
im not sure, trouble is i live down in somerset in the middle of nowhere so i dont think there are any of the silicone hose companies down here, i just wondered if anyone else on here has done the same before and already knew the sizes i need.  I have sent a e-mail to one of the silicone hose companies and will see what response i get.

deanflowers

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January 07, 2008, 07:50:18 AM
You can buy an overwrap for pipes if you did want to do the brake resovoir one. Gary sells it

leon

#7
January 07, 2008, 09:41:57 AM
The bays looking sweet there! im glad im not the only one being pedantic about these things. As for silicone hoses yeah you can buy hoses that are designed for coolant as you can do with vac lines :Thumbs-up  however i do not know if generic pipes do the job.  

if you find the sizes i would love to know them as its somthing i would look into doing myself :wave
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ashc

#8
January 07, 2008, 07:08:00 PM
these chaps do a full kit containing everything you need, including hose cutters and splitter, and full instructions, car specific for the FD. Not cheap though. Managed to get an unused one second hand ;-)
their website shop is being updated at the moment, and they ship to the uk.

http://www.hosetechniques.com/

chrisJDM

#9
January 07, 2008, 08:10:41 PM
Quote from: ashcthese chaps do a full kit containing everything you need, including hose cutters and splitter, and full instructions, car specific for the FD. Not cheap though. Managed to get an unused one second hand ;-)
their website shop is being updated at the moment, and they ship to the uk.

http://www.hosetechniques.com/

Cool thanks for that, i will keep an eye on it and see when they have the site sorted out :Thumbsup!
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