gianluigi
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Show me the pipe you have that connects air filter and throttle body. where did you get it? i need a better one, im under the impression you can get a samco one for £20ish?
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JM_16v
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samco for £20 is it 2mm long
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gianluigi
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someone posted a link to a bit of samco pipe for £20 a few weeks back. cant find it though. typical
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lil_g
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IIRC you can use a 1.2 8v or 1.5td inlet hose too
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Sandsy
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if not there are companies on ebay who sell silicone hoses cheap
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by lil_g
IIRC you can use a 1.2 8v or 1.5td inlet hose too
Man knows the score
Mine is off a 1.4 spi all will work though. Just need to put a hole in it for the air temp sensor 

Cost me £2 from the scrappy 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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JM_16v
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quote: Originally posted by Sandsy
if not there are companies on ebay who sell silicone hoses cheap
he wants samco thou not just any silicone hose
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barneykarl
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This one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SILICON-HOSE-45-BEND-ELBOW-63mm-UK-STOCK-SILICONE-B_W0QQitemZ330275705456QQihZ014QQcategoryZ72205QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262#ebayphotohosting
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smcGSI16V
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I used self amalgamating tape from SFS. And made my own pipe, which looks like a silicone hose and is as thick. due to all the angles and to different sizes of ends.

[Edited on 01-10-2008 by smcGSI16V]
[Edited on 01-10-2008 by smcGSI16V]
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gianluigi
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what size is the bore?
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barneykarl
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gavin18787
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its two different sizes from the tb and the airbox
Thats why its so hard to get a bit to fit nicely.
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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smcGSI16V
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From memory 63-65mm tb, about 73-75mm tb/afm.
[Edited on 01-10-2008 by smcGSI16V]
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gianluigi
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this has been a helpful post. thanks everybody
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