Weak link surfaced, Boast hose connection
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
GaryFL has the same mods as your Rave, including the waste gate springs. He also has the Evo hoses. He never had a hose pop off until he added the Evo hoses.
He has had two different people install them with the same results. Hoses popping off. Not sure if he got a bad silicone hose kit or what. I think he is planning on going back to stock hoses until they can get this figured out.
Now who wants to play monster rain?
He has had two different people install them with the same results. Hoses popping off. Not sure if he got a bad silicone hose kit or what. I think he is planning on going back to stock hoses until they can get this figured out.
Now who wants to play monster rain?
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Originally Posted by Rave TT
Does the EVOMS hose use a better connection? The hose seems ok, it's the connection that is the problem on my car.
Those Porsche connections are not made to be taken apart more than a few times.
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Originally Posted by sharkster
That is very odd indeed
Once they go in properly... (it does take some heaving to get them to go in first time), they stay in. You can hang like a monkey from them and they'll never come out. You can boost crazy levels on big HP kits and they still don't come out. The stock ones enjoy slipping out at anything around 1.1-1.2 bar. And above that.. forget it
Once they go in properly... (it does take some heaving to get them to go in first time), they stay in. You can hang like a monkey from them and they'll never come out. You can boost crazy levels on big HP kits and they still don't come out. The stock ones enjoy slipping out at anything around 1.1-1.2 bar. And above that.. forget itsharkster,
He didn't say anything about being installed properly. Sounds like carbon fiber intakes. Don't ever want to address the installation.
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If I may mention Gary, (as I know both the guys that put his hoses on), the hose was in fact defective, FWIW, dont believe either was an installation error as I know and trust both of these local guys with my car.
As for the hose kit. I got it as a prevention due to posts like this one and due to me traveling hundreds of miles to track events.
Yes they are expensive (over $1000) but the security that they add is priceless and well worth it.
As for the hose kit. I got it as a prevention due to posts like this one and due to me traveling hundreds of miles to track events.
Yes they are expensive (over $1000) but the security that they add is priceless and well worth it.
Last edited by tom kerr; Apr 10, 2006 at 04:57 PM.
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I was there while Gary's hoses were being installed, although they looked fine, they were not going on (top intercooler ones). The bottom hoses went on just fine (and "clicked" in). He keept the stock hoses up top. He ended up popping one of the bottom EVO hoses last week. Like Tom said, these hoses are strickly preventative and not an hp upgrade. The installer has done these hoses on many Turbos before.
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Originally Posted by sharkster
That is very odd indeed Once they go in properly... (it does take some heaving to get them to go in first time), they stay in. You can hang like a monkey from them and they'll never come out. You can boost crazy levels on big HP kits and they still don't come out. The stock ones enjoy slipping out at anything around 1.1-1.2 bar. And above that.. forget it
Once they go in properly... (it does take some heaving to get them to go in first time), they stay in. You can hang like a monkey from them and they'll never come out. You can boost crazy levels on big HP kits and they still don't come out. The stock ones enjoy slipping out at anything around 1.1-1.2 bar. And above that.. forget it I still remember you doing pull ups from somebody's headers 
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Originally Posted by tom kerr
If I may mention Gary, (as I know both the guys that put his hoses on), the hose was in fact defective, FWIW, dont believe either was an installation error as I know and trust both of these local guys with my car.
As for the hose kit. I got it as a prevention due to posts like this one and due to me traveling hundreds of miles to track events.
Yes they are expensive (over $1000) but the security that they add is priceless and well worth it.
As for the hose kit. I got it as a prevention due to posts like this one and due to me traveling hundreds of miles to track events.
Yes they are expensive (over $1000) but the security that they add is priceless and well worth it.
As far as installer error, not likely. Both those guys have worked on my car and they're competent. The first guy put them on, one blew off. The second guy put them on, then the hose blew again. Gary told me that he got some sort of explanation that there are small variances of fit from car to car due the porsche manufacturing process. Like I said, I think he's going back to stock, at least on the ones that are blowing.
Originally Posted by deputydog95
What's up with you hanging from the bottom of your customer's cars like a GO-rilla? I still remember you doing pull ups from somebody's headers
I still remember you doing pull ups from somebody's headers I've done pull ups from hoses, headers, sway bars, drop links and even fuel lines. Just testing!
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