Thoughts on the Samco Porsche 996 turbo silicone boost hoses - Page 2 - 6SpeedOnline

Jul 20, 2007 | 01:41 PM

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KJM3

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Originally Posted by Duane996tt

Why doesn't anyone do stainless steel braided hoses like the brake lines? All the guys with custom rods do stainless steel radiator hoses.

Because metal hoses will be susceptable to heat soak.

The engine heat will transfer the heat to the hoses which heats up the heat your engine is ingesting. Thus causing a loss in power and a hotter engine (then it's a vicious cycle).

- KJ

Jul 20, 2007 | 03:13 PM

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jimmer23

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IMHO aluminum insulated pipes would be the best. Mandrel bent, no kinks, no power-robbing expansion under boost. Hook it up with some silicone couplers and Turbonetics t-bolt clamps and it'd be indestructable. Any decent muffler shop (in the US) can weld it up for you given a template. I can't imagine it'd cost more than a hundred or two, everything included...