Quick question about Fernco
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Quick question about Fernco Well if you came in here I'm sure you're aware of what I'm speaking of. There were two different ones at my Home Depot: a short straight one($6) and a long curved one($10). From what I saw it appeared that the short one was appropriate. In my case it really isn't. I lipped it onto the TB first and then tried to get it on the MAF coming off of the air lid. It slipped around the top but doesn't quite seem to be long enough to get it around the bottom edge of the MAF nice and secure. Did you get the long one and cut it to size or just jimmy rig the smaller one to work? Your input is appreciated.
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Yeah, I could definitely see that happening with how thick and non-pliable it is. I'm kind of thinking about just forgetting about it. I'm reading how it doesn't really help in HP gains so the main reason I'd be doing it would just be for a little dress-up. I guess I might just break down and buy one of those hoses from Airflow (www.airflo.com). In my recent research I've also found that there are two other places to get these. So anyone else who is wondering about them just refer to this thread...Smooth Bellow/Ferco Discussion
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i've had mine on for over two years with no problems. i've had many nitrous launches with my six speed and never broke the lid. if someone is breaking the tabs off the lid their motor is moving around WAY too much. i would be more concerned with solving that problem than blaming it on the bellow.
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Originally Posted by menikmati
i've had mine on for over two years with no problems. i've had many nitrous launches with my six speed and never broke the lid. if someone is breaking the tabs off the lid their motor is moving around WAY too much. i would be more concerned with solving that problem than blaming it on the bellow.
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I bought a different Fernco that has a step in it from 3" to 3.25 or 3.5" and it hasn't broken my lid in the span of over 2 years that it's been on the car. I also have an old Whisper lid which was one of the first ones ever made for the LS1 F-bodies and its at least 4-5 years old and it still hasn't broken. I had to special order my Fernco coupler though since it was a soffet to clay pipe or soffet to iron pipe fitting that none of the Home Depots carried. You don't have to stretch it or melt it to fit though, just trim either end so that it's short enough to fit.
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Originally Posted by menikmati
i've had mine on for over two years with no problems. i've had many nitrous launches with my six speed and never broke the lid. if someone is breaking the tabs off the lid their motor is moving around WAY too much. i would be more concerned with solving that problem than blaming it on the bellow.
hardware store and they had two, a frenco, and a no name
off brand that was the same thickness, and length, but softer and more flexable and cheaper, so i got that one works great no problems at all
Originally Posted by menikmati
i've had mine on for over two years with no problems. i've had many nitrous launches with my six speed and never broke the lid. if someone is breaking the tabs off the lid their motor is moving around WAY too much. i would be more concerned with solving that problem than blaming it on the bellow.
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