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Old 03-10-2012, 09:40 AM
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like the title says i need to replace every vacuum line going to the intake as they have probably never been replaced and i started noticing cracks in most of them. i was looking for ideas on replacements. are you guys just buying vacuum lines at a local place and using them or are there alternative options?
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regular vac line for the non EVAP stuff is fine. I spent the money on the EVAP line from the T/B to the Solenoid and used a piece of marine fuel line from the front noid to the second.
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ok good deal i just wanted to make sure there wasnt anything out there that is better than regular lines. had a guy at orielly the other day tell me to use brake line with rubber hose on the ends to connect them and that just didnt sound right to me. ever heard of that?
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I use silicone lines...just rebuilt my opti vent line with silicone, They dont dryrot.
www.siliconeintakes.com
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Originally Posted by defaultexistence
I use silicone lines...just rebuilt my opti vent line with silicone, They dont dryrot.
www.siliconeintakes.com
nice! seems way better. dry rotting was the main problem with my current lines so i would prefer to eliminate that from happening again
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Originally Posted by defaultexistence
I use silicone lines...just rebuilt my opti vent line with silicone, They dont dryrot.
www.siliconeintakes.com
Thanx for the link. Will bookmark this.
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No prob peeps,4mm silicone line is the size needed for the small vac line replacements.



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