Silicone Hoses

This site contains affiliate links for which LandyZone may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Glenbo

Glenbo

New Member
Posts
74
Location
Leicestershire
If I replaced the hoses with a silicone hose kit would it make much difference other than visual?

No dumb comments from certain cock heads please
 
Glenbo said:
If I replaced the hoses with a silicone hose kit would it make much difference other than visual?

No dumb comments from certain cock heads please
Click to expand...

Depends on the colour of the Hose's

Red = -10% power

Blue = +5% power

Yellow = +10% Power

Green = Puking up everytime someone lifts the bonnet and sees them.. :rolleyes:

Purple = an extradition request from the Septics and 10years in a Merkin Jail awaiting trial that'll get dropped just as the trial start date arrives. :p
 
redhand said:
Depends on the colour of the Hose's

Red = -10% power

Blue = +5% power

Yellow = +10% Power

Green = Puking up everytime someone lifts the bonnet and sees them.. :rolleyes:

Purple = an extradition request from the Septics and 10years in a Merkin Jail awaiting trial that'll get dropped just as the trial start date arrives. :p
Click to expand...

So if I was to fit a blue one and a yellow one would I get 15% power increase :D
 
rhodie said:
thay dont just look good thay are way better as thay do not become poruse and leak and thay do not expand like plain rubber hoses
Click to expand...


Yep I agree My 97 disco was fitted with Rubber hoses when they left the factory and are still on it. Bloody porus expanding pieces of shi ite.. Bet I'd be able to do a 120mph, if LR had just fitted the bloody silicone ones in the factory.. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
Clear sellotape is better- dunt hide the colour of the silicone pipes so no loss of performance.

Oh.......make sure you cut the pipes lengthways inorl for best results.
 
~ Glenbo ~ :
from the p.o.v. of pressurised induction
a solid duct would be ideal ..
with the td4 intercooler setup ..
quality silicone hoses be theoreticaly better than the standard rubber ones ..
 
well as the pipe from an intercooler to a turbo is under negative pressure. due to the fact that Air is sucked thru the duct. your eggsplanation of this is gonna be interesting??
 
redhand said:
well as the pipe from an intercooler to a turbo is under negative pressure. due to the fact that Air is sucked thru the duct. your eggsplanation of this is gonna be interesting??
Click to expand...


Negative pressure? A vacuum? Are you sure? There was me thinking that the turbo charger was there to push more air through, thus increasing pressure, not to resist the sucking of the pistons.

What does "boost pressure" mean then?

The air flow is from the turbo to the intercooler, so shouldn't the hose be described as from the turbo to intercooler and not the other way round?
 
redhand said:
well as the pipe from an intercooler to a turbo is under negative pressure. due to the fact that Air is sucked thru the duct. your eggsplanation of this is gonna be interesting??
Click to expand...

Shomshing wrongg shurely??

The flow is from the the turbo to the intercooler then to the intake manifold passing through the EGR (or the EGR by-pass).

The turbo ups the air pressure by forcing the air through the system so the air is at a greater pressure.

If you try squeezing the turbo hoses when the engine is around 2500rpm they should be rock solid - at idle you can easily compress them.

There is no suction making air pass into the intake manifold.- only the increased pressure caused by the turbo.

Air is sucked through the air intake pipe from the outer atmosphere - then through the air-filter and hence to the turbo - after which its under pressure.

Silicone hoses are therefore better - they do not swell up under pressure - they do not leak by porosity to allow oil to pass through them after long use - they are more resistant to splitting - so they last longer.

Only one drawback - no-one seems to make them in pink silicone - job opportunity for tratters here I think - as they are convinced every Freelander owner prefers pink.

S.
 
Singvogel said:
Shomshing wrongg shurely??

The flow is from the the turbo to the intercooler then to the intake manifold passing through the EGR (or the EGR by-pass).

The turbo ups the air pressure by forcing the air through the system so the air is at a greater pressure.

If you try squeezing the turbo hoses when the engine is around 2500rpm they should be rock solid - at idle you can easily compress them.

There is no suction making air pass into the intake manifold.- only the increased pressure caused by the turbo.

Air is sucked through the air intake pipe from the outer atmosphere - then through the air-filter and hence to the turbo - after which its under pressure.

Silicone hoses are therefore better - they do not swell up under pressure - they do not leak by porosity to allow oil to pass through them after long use - they are more resistant to splitting - so they last longer.

Only one drawback - no-one seems to make them in pink silicone - job opportunity for tratters here I think - as they are convinced every Freelander owner prefers pink.

S.
Click to expand...

Redhand has had a 'mare here
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Marcgriffiths24@googlemai
L322 Black smoke on kickdown
2
Replies
35
Views
2K
Blob
Blob
V
Freelander 2 (LR2) Hoses
Replies
5
Views
2K
Vinny73
V
M
200 Toi fuel problems
Replies
4
Views
357
Molly dog
M
steve24v
Roose hoses
Replies
10
Views
984
steve24v
steve24v
K
Disco 2 flare types
Replies
3
Views
170
PopPops
P
Back
Top