DavidM
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 posted on 27/9/05 at 09:46 PM |
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Silicone Hoses
I tried posting a reply to Marc n's post in "Special Offers" but apparently I'm not allowed to.
My question is, apart from being available in different colouls, is there any advantage to using silicone hoses?
David
Proportion is Everything
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Oliver Jetson
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 10:08 PM |
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David,
Silicone hoses can withstand higher temps than rubber (upto 250 degrees) and higher pressures aswell I think, although none of our needs for building
kit cars actually need this performance.
It's much easier to find what you want with silicone because there's pretty much any size/shape/length/colour available and is much easier
than butchering old pieces of rubber hose. A lot of extra cash needed though although Marcs prices are excellent, I only wish he had had them about 4
months ago coz I know I have spent a fortune on Samco and SFS silicone!
Oli
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DavidM
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 11:07 PM |
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Thanks Oli,
As someone who cobbled together various rubber hoses, I was just interested as even at Marc's prices they are quite an investment for a full
set.
David
Proportion is Everything
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 11:02 AM |
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the big advantage of silicone is that they don't degrade nearly as fast as "normal" rubber ones, and always seal really well onto
metal connections.
They seem to have a pretty infinite life under our "normal" road conditions.
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 11:18 AM |
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degrade nearly as fast as "normal" rubber ones
I've only ever had one hose go on me and I don't know how old that was as it was on the car when I got it. A replacement cost me £4 and
when the bonnet's down I don't see it again. I can replace it 5 times for the price of a posh one.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 11:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I've only ever had one hose go on me and I don't know how old that was as it was on the car when I got it. A replacement cost me £4 and
when the bonnet's down I don't see it again. I can replace it 5 times for the price of a posh one.
All the rubber boost hoses on my MR2 completely rotted after 7-8 years (replaced with silicon now). High underbonnet temperatures really accelerate
thier demise, and unfortunately 7's nearly always have high underbonnet temps.
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