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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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found 5m of it for £17 posted i thought this wernt too bad
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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I got 5m off ebay from HongKong for about 13 quid, just takes about 5 or 6 days to arrive
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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what do i need 6mm or 8mm
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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I got 3mm ID for mine, works fine.

Got it from here:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ZENARacing_...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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i would have thought 3mm would be really small
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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Remember thats internal diameter.
I measured the ones I was replacing and they were about 3, but that was my cav...
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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im thinking more 5mm
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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that stuff's SHIT, use proper vacuum hose
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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were from jim??
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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local motorfactors.

the pukka stuff has the overbraid and looks a bit like fuel line. but the normal rubber stuff's more than up to the job, and won't fail split like that cheap[ silicon stuff will.

seen more thana few cossies with boost issues all caused by using that cheap shit that splits in 5secs
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Yeah watch the cheap stuff. Paul used some on your old cossie once.

IT MELTED. Bulged and then popped.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Mine has been on for over 6 months with no problems, and it gets hotter under the bonnet than my cossie ever did!
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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i got some cheap stuff from that hose bloke at the shows once ... it lasted around a month on my escort and was totally shite

just had to say thats all
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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i want some blue hose but goto be strong motor factors one are usually black
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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so youd rather it look nice than not melt your engine?
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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mo rather have best of both
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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i found some vacum hose to fail very quickly.

i use Rally design for my hoses, and its better hose than most.
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