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General => The garage => Topic started by: eddypeck on 25 September 2013, 09:11

Title: silicone hoses
Post by: eddypeck on 25 September 2013, 09:11

Can someone please explain the benefits of silicone hoses if there are any other than just looking pretty.

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: dragonfly on 25 September 2013, 16:45

Due to their contruction they will last longer than standard hoses and withstand a lot more pressure before rupturing.

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: notenoughtime on 26 September 2013, 19:07

They are 3-4 ply usually and don't expand with boost or collapse with vacuum like standard ones can

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: eddypeck on 26 September 2013, 23:03

worth the extra money on a standard road car? or over kill

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: dragonfly on 27 September 2013, 16:43

Personally I would leave them on a standard car. Stock items are more than up to the job.

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: th3_f15t on 30 September 2013, 15:16

So if you were to run an increase in power (say, 25% over stock) then swapping to silicon would be a good move?

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: matt@onlychargeddubs on 30 September 2013, 16:55

Yes it would, it's why our cooler kits come with silicone pipes, they take pressure much better so an increase in boost is certainly a time to change.

Most factory boost pipes split with age and then standard levels of boost alone.

Coolant pipe silicones are mainly for looks, coolant pipes don't often fail unless they're rubbing

Title: Re: silicone hoses
Post by: eddypeck on 30 September 2013, 21:57

thanks, all I've got to do now is find a set of standard rubber hoses for my early K-Jet EV engine then, so far only found for PB digi engine. Anyone know what's different?