silicone hoses

[sapuma]

are these silicone hoses recommended?
i think they look quite good to be honest, but a lot of people say theyre not worth the price
is anyone aware of a reasonable priced place for these?

much appreciated, Matt

 

[mrMechanix]

Silicone hoses will withstand more pressure and last way longer than the standard rubber ones. And yes they do look the shnizzle! For a road car there pretty much just pretty and won't give u a performance increase but as you said they do look damn good under the bonnet.

 

[sapuma]

yeah mann, thanks a lot, anyone know the best places to get them? and do you have to get puma specific ones?

 

[Cherie]

The hoses are usually pretty rigid, so need to be specific shapes and sizes to fit:

Hoses fitted: http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?p=114085#p114085" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

One of our traders sells a set: http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=9198" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Reechard]

Always found them to be better than standard. My mates old bora 1.8turbo held boost a lot better due to silicone hoses over standard ones.

A friend of mine does race management and sells parts, I was asking him about bits anyway and he said he thinks his supplier can get these for the puma, could see what deal they would do if a few people were interested?

 

[sapuma]

thanks for that Cherie, may sound like a silly question, but the induction hose is the one that connects to the cone air filter for example yes?

yeah Reechard, i would be intersted in comparing some prices. thanks

 

[Scotty1.7]

Seen as thats me car lol, yes i does connect the air intake to the TB.

There are in total from memory about 10 hose's there that I have changed for those one off's

There a pain to fit, but whatever you do- change the clamps when you do it

 

[mrMechanix]

You can buy a 7 piece kit from samco in an array of colours. Sometimes have to wait a few weeks if you want any colour rather than blue but it takes care of all coolant pipes. Then there's intake and vacuum lines. Can spend a small fortune on this stuff my man.

Merlin Motorsport

There are probably better deals out there but merlin are the main samco agents nowadays I think.

 

[sapuma]

thanks for all the responses guys, what i think i might do is buy it bit by bit, save up and buy the next piece, ideally i would like the thick induction hose to the air filter first to add a bit of colour!
ill have a look around for this one individually