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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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what the hell is it.......obviously im new here so help me out

p.s. i did do a search
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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Go to www.tbyrne.com and go into Camaro/Firebird, then go into Induction/Nitrous and Scroll down to "Smooth Bellow". That will tell you exactly what it does etc. I think they are around $50 bucks. Smoothes Airflow.
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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http://www.slponline.com/view_produc...RTNUMBER=23065

If you dont want to spend the money on this product, I went to lowes and picked up a piece of circluar 6 inch piece of rubber and made my own. Seemed to work fine, took a little time and effort to get it cut down and smooth out the ends when I was done cutting it.
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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go to Home Depot and get a rubber pvc pipe coupler 3inch both ends.....heat it upo in the microwave for a little to soften it up a little more(wear some gloves that fit good and tight but block heat well ...i.e. gardening gloves??)stretch just a little to put on throttlebody...put on maf and then use it to flex back up to the angle the air lid needs to reconnect.... takes a little work....but goes on nice, forms to the curve needed...no stupid ribs in the center...Less than $5 comes with a couple of screw style hose clamps (3inch of course)...way cheaper and easier
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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thanks....your replies are appreciated
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 10:10 PM
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I have the SLP Smooth Bellows... NOT worth the money! There are other vendors selling the same part for half the $$$... Be aware before you buy the SLP part.
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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Got to Airflow Systems (airflow.com) and get one made for a semi truck for $8 plus shipping. They call it a "Hump Hose Adapter."
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Lowes, same Fernco as Home Depot...3" x 3" and just put a lil spit on the end, slide it right on. No need to heat it up.
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Baker Precision has a very nice silicon hose 3 x 3 that works pretty well. Looks much better than the SLP bellows or the Fernco toilet hose. Cost is ~$25 to $30

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