Toysrme

They're stupid. Look... Just find some EPDM hose and buy afew feet of it. It'll hold 60psi+, an assload of vacuum, WILL NOT burn up, WILL NOT give up, and is NOT appreciably damaged if left hitting, or vibrating something with a sharp edge.
It's like half EDPM rubber, and half plastic. I made a post about it forever ago.


Plus I know from an assload of personal experiance if the flanges on your turbo, etc are in good shape, it'll hold atleast 20psi with no hose clamp at all.


EDPM for the mother ------- WIN.

JoshMO

EDPM sounds ------- good to me. I'll hit up the Home Depot... if they have it. They have it right? price range?

Toysrme

idk i bought like 30' in 03 and i still ahve maybe 8 left. and i use the hell out of it

JoshMO

Where did you buy it from? I've had no luck looking on ebay. Thanks. (yeah I know I PM'd you but this is so everyone else will know too)

Toysrme

http://www.pumpersupply.com/Hose/EPDM_Hose.htm

not who i got mine off of, but this is the stuff.

sailman

or use suction hose from a place like princess auto.... i think you can get it at pool supply shops too

it works like a ------ champ, basically same whit as the stuff above, except the rubber part is clear and the plastic part is white

heres it on my car https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...?topic=89969.0

JoshMO

thnx for the good idea. I'll check out home depot saturday

J-MAN

do they sell it at home depot or where locally can i get it or do you have some you can sell me? what does it normally cost per foot? dont want to call that place and not want to pay the price lol.

JoshMO

Just a little update, HD ------- sucks. I drove all the way down there and they don't even carry 2.5in couplers
They had all sizes around that i.e 2in, 3in, 1.5in you get the idea. DAMNIT!

Inquisition

I'm fairly sure with 2.5" exhaust tubing you use 2.0" couplers from HD. Anyway, HD couplers suck. Post intercooler you can get away with them, but pre intercooler, they get really soft and blow off entirely too easily. Personally I've had positive experience with simple worm clamps and Nitrile tubing from McMaster Carr at lower psi (sub 15psi). The stuff melts a little bit on the inside and makes it very sticky. Silicone doesn't tend to do this. I think it's around $30 for 3'. I'm sure the part number is somewhere in a FAQ or something.