tunnel mod
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2.5bluenob

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1,620 posts

205 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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what size ducting have people been using? looking on the rs web site they dont do the 63mm ID thats needed.
Cheers Steve.

Rob_W

1,070 posts

243 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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63mm biggrin Don't worry the RS stuff looks horrible

hollowpockets

5,910 posts

245 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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2.5bluenob said:
what size ducting have people been using? looking on the rs web site they dont do the 63mm ID thats needed.
Cheers Steve.
Yes they do as i picked some up last week, its the polyurethene zinc coated helix i think i bought, £30 inc vat for 5 m, here it is...

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAct...

Graham

2.5bluenob

Original Poster:

1,620 posts

205 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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hollowpockets said:
Yes they do as i picked some up last week, its the polyurethene zinc coated helix i think i bought, £30 inc vat for 5 m, here it is...

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAct...

Graham
Thanks Graham just ordered

Edited by 2.5bluenob on Monday 21st March 21:39

david.mt

1,173 posts

212 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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I still have a length of blue silcone 63m piping that I can't see any future use for. If anyone wants to come and collect it or make a donation to comic relief then they are welcome to it - it retails at over £20/metre and I must still have over 2 metres.

It is not really suited to the tunnel mod as it is too stiff for the route required.

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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MV have just (finally - what was I thinking) done mine and the existing ducting reached just fine. Seems a bit random if people need new or not from what I can tell.

hollowpockets

5,910 posts

245 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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Much of my rebuild is to renew anything I can find on the car looking a bit tatty or rusty etc, my old hoses are looking a bit worse for wear and £30 for nice new clear hoses tidies up my tunnel mod/air scoops quite nicely. Ill use the good bits of the old hoses to direct any air entering the side scoops into engine bay.

Blu3R

2,380 posts

228 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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joust said:
MV have just (finally - what was I thinking) done mine and the existing ducting reached just fine. Seems a bit random if people need new or not from what I can tell.
From what I can tell, the tyres flick stones over the hoses and pebbledash them causing holes. Then when noticed, some dealers trim the hose back and reattach, hence they no longer reach the tunnel.

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Blu3R said:
From what I can tell, the tyres flick stones over the hoses and pebbledash them causing holes. Then when noticed, some dealers trim the hose back and reattach, hence they no longer reach the tunnel.
Ah - makes sense. I'll go and check if MV replaced then tonight!

R0162

2,435 posts

193 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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joust said:
MV have just (finally - what was I thinking) done mine and the existing ducting reached just fine. Seems a bit random if people need new or not from what I can tell.
+1, my existing ducting reached fine, there should be a few inches to spare on top

Rob_W

1,070 posts

243 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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two of mine didn't even reach the heater box to start with and were lying there disconnected!

Blu3R

2,380 posts

228 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Rob_W said:
two of mine didn't even reach the heater box to start with and were lying there disconnected!
One of mine is like that now hehe I think it must have fallen off and no-one has had it apart since to check!