Cheap an easy couplers?
 

What are some things that I might be able to get locally that I can use as long couplers for 2.5" charge pipes? I was gonna look for rad hose but found nothing that big. My buddy has got this intake on his Integra that looks to be make of this rubber tubing that looks perfect but we got no idea what it is. Anyone?

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Go to napa and get some truck radiator hose the stuff works great even better than silicone couplers

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not exactly cheap though, at least at my napa. they want like 60 or 80 $ for a 3ft section and they dont cut it

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Rad. hose works good, I use it for coupplers and even works good for a 90 deg. bend. a little spermatex and I've never had a prob with it blowing off, even with a few 16 psi boost spikes.

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do you tell them silicone hose or truck radiator hose? they are super different especially in price.

try asking for 2.5" ID truck rad hose at my napa its around $15-16 a foot but well worth it. thats what ive used on all 3 of my setups no problems.

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Rad hose, I've gotten 5 feet at 50 bucks or so. It works out to cheaper than buying Vibrant couplers. Just ask to look at their catalog.

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Or if your boosting low (say 8psi or lower) use the pvc couplers at Lowes and Menards. Just make sure they arent next to intense heat.

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I get my rad hose from napa for like 10 bucks a foot i guess. It works so good that When I started taking charge pipes apart yesterday to change my broken tranny I found that one of the clamps was loose but the pipe didn't blow off.

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home depote 2.5" couplers with clamps 4.99 held 30psi on my setup for a little while till engine blew and ran 17psi for a long time

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I went to the local ruber factory(small rubber maker). They make all kind of small parts from rubber. He made ne couplers for 5$ per item and when I used the same size I made 100cm for 10$ rubber tube and made it my self.

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for my couplers i got
gasoline truck hose
is used in trucks that dispose gasoline
if it can handle that it will handle boost
only $20 for more than 2'
comes in different diameters

couplers are easy to make

Well, great contribution iwant1, could we get more insight????? retard. You can get truck radiator hose at just yards to, but I would not reccomend the used ---- because you do not what hell it has been through, the extra 20 dollars is worth your setup right? Go to Napa and get the hose, or if you want to make it look good and well done you could just purchase silicone hose for the extra cash, it is worth it imo.

---- i should sell truck rad hose i get the ---- in bulk for 8$ a foot

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its like 10 bucks a foot at autozone/o'reilly/wherever, shits really sturdy.

90 dollar 2inch ID "ractive" couple is 70dollars... woohoo for brand name overpricing..

yeah ---- that ---- just because a coupler isnt blue or red doesnt mean it doesnt work. ---- i think truck rad hose with big old nasty t bolts looks way better than fancy ----

go through a oe-replacement hose catalog at a parts store, great for finding bends and form fitted hoses