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| Author: | Sonic Purity [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Vacuum Hose: Silicone or Stock or Other? |
Replacing the vacuum hoses in my stock 1981 B-150 \6 Van (details in signature). Wondering whether there is any advantage, such as longevity and/or better performance, with silicone or other not-stock vacuum hoses, or whether it would be a waste of $ and better to just use stock-type rubber hoses. What say you? Thanks as always! |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:55 pm ] |
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The stock rubber stuff lasts a long time and is not expensive. In high temperature applications where loss of a vacuum hose can mean a blown engine (twin turbo RX-7s come to mind) silicone hoses are worthwhile. I really can't see blinging out a van engine. |
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| Author: | Jopapa [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:47 am ] |
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From a longevity (and somewhat aesthetic since there are different colors available) standpoint, I use silicon. Regular rubber will last years if it's not exposed to high heat though, so as long as your hoses are in good condition, it doesn't matter really. I get the vast majority of my hoses and specialized hardware from http://www.mcmaster.com |
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