Simple question really...
... is it worth upgrading your regular common garden rubber turbo hoses to Samco Silicon ones?
If it is... what are the benefits in terms of responsiveness/power etc?
Cheers Ben
Simple question really...
... is it worth upgrading your regular common garden rubber turbo hoses to Samco Silicon ones?
If it is... what are the benefits in terms of responsiveness/power etc?
Cheers Ben
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you won't gain any power from Samco hoses, you might gain a bit of responsiveness if your current hoses are expanding when the turbo comes onto boost
I'd stick with a good quality rubber reinforced hose. I did get some excellent quality high pressure silicone hose from Matt Lewis racing a good while back that worked well but hose clamps are a pain to fit as getting the right size can be hard, whereas the standard hose sizes are much easier to get decent hose clamps for. With you car being fairly new I would give the car a once over as I would think they may be in good shape and up to the job.
But they do like nice if you are into that sort of thing... Not sure if they are any more durable.
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Thread revival, the Ebay 850 T5 silicon boost hoses seem to be getting cheaper:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Silicon...item3cf5cb3678
Firstly - Has anyone tried these, are they worth an investment at the next service interval?
Secondly - Is that little offshoot elbow for a DV? I don't want one of those
might be worth fitting if yours are past their best, but so would oe items...those (ebay ones) are probably cheaper
small bore branch is for the icv
kmb (Thursday 2nd April 2015)
craigoodwood (Tuesday 7th April 2015)
I keep UK made silicone hoses from either Samco or SFS in stock,
You can check here on my website: http://kalmar-union.com/parts/volvo-...70_c70-engine/
prices include VAT and delivery.
Don
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I ordered a full set of silicon water pipes for the 940 from klracing bloody good price too. They do 850 as well but I'll get some next time ( including turbo water return)
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