Snorkel flexible tubing

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Snorkel flexible tubing

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I have just about finished fitment of an Airflow snorkel and am not really a fan of the flexible tubing they have used.

Does anyone have any recommendations on anything suitable? Links to anything?

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Aircon place in petone near the new roundabout/overpass, flexi pipe ... how much do you need? have got a wee bit left
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ewww. :? go to your local muffler exhaust shop and ask for either aluminium or stainless flexi pipe.

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If you have a Blackwoods Paykels near you they sell flexi wire reinforced tube and alot of other Engineering goodies that could come in handy hose clamps etc.

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Thanks guys. THey have supplied that black tubing which is wire wound but I wonder about the durability of it.

It will be going through the inner guard hole and I don't want it to wear down and puncture. Due to the layout of the inner guard it's impossible to protect it.

Might check out the flexible exhaust tubing.

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I put a piece of exhaust tube thru the inner guard to protect the pipe work
that exhaust flexy doesnt like sharp bends :shock:
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Id seriously doubt that stainless flexi would be completely waterproof, it doesnt last that long on trucks in the exhaust system
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Non-toxic spiral-flex or marine water hose used for suction.
That's what I used cause it was just lying around the workshop.
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I used 65mm downpipe sections and flexible pipe that you put in gardens for drainage the stuff that's ribbed for extra pleasure :)
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I ended up getting some black silicon joiners and sime 3in exhaust tube.

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Crash bandicoot wrote:ewww. :? go to your local muffler exhaust shop and ask for either aluminium or stainless flexi pipe.

looks like this Image


could make a whole snorkel in one piece from intake to tophat with this :lol: :lol:
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sibainmud wrote:Non-toxic spiral-flex or marine water hose used for suction.
That's what I used cause it was just lying around the workshop.
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Excuse the dust on filter (summer time at woodhill :roll: :roll: )

I can only assume that you usually have an airbox or plan to in the near future :lol:
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rangimotors wrote:
sibainmud wrote:Non-toxic spiral-flex or marine water hose used for suction.
That's what I used cause it was just lying around the workshop.
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Excuse the dust on filter (summer time at woodhill :roll: :roll: )

I can only assume that you usually have an airbox or plan to in the near future :lol:


Yup, on the drawing board now. When I get this 3 inch to work, I'll use the same tube just bigger direct to the turbo and pod the top instead of the top hat.
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for my last one i had pretty limited room for an airbox and ended up running a pod filter in a round encloser 3 inch in and 3 inch out. Did the trick, bought it off trademe advertised as a cold air box for a honda or something else funny
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Mattman wrote:Thanks guys. THey have supplied that black tubing which is wire wound but I wonder about the durability of it.

It will be going through the inner guard hole and I don't want it to wear down and puncture. Due to the layout of the inner guard it's impossible to protect it.

Might check out the flexible exhaust tubing.

Cheers
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The hole in the guard should have had some rubber edging applied to it, to stop it chaffing
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