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Old 03-24-2012, 07:52 PM
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Does anyone run these, either for their turbo inlet or their intercooler? I have a turbo inlet, but was thinking about getting the intercooler ones from samco, any advise on these? My hoses are all kinda worn and I figured it would be a good upgrade.
 
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Old 03-24-2012, 09:06 PM
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Don't expect anything more than looks and seal if your stocks have seen better days.
 
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Old 03-24-2012, 09:56 PM
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I'm running a Samco TIP and I'll be honest I'm not impressed. It leaks all over the place and the port for the N75 isn't long enough. There's an APR piece waiting on my kitchen floor to replace it if the rain ever stops here...
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 01:41 AM
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Yeah I figured it was more for looks than anything, my turbo inlet hose is suppose to increase airflow, but I didn't notice anything really. I can't imagine it would really help anyways, but samco's kit says it increases HP.
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 10:02 AM
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All of the companies that make silicone turbo inlet pipes claim one thing or another. If nothing else the silicone one would flow better and be less prone to collapsing under higher vacuum. I'm replacing everything I can under there with silicone just because its more durable and I won't have to worry about it again. If it ever stops raining I'll get outside and replace the Samco one with the APR piece.
 
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