www.summitracing.com

do a search for silicone hose:

http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...=silicone+hose

they have multiple colors

 

i worship your videos man, that is some awesome ****

 

Can you list which ones/sizes we will need?

 

I'm a big fan of Hose Techniques hose - http://www.hosetechniques.com - reasonably priced, VERY well constructed, and made in the right sizes. Never used the Akimoto hose, though, to be fair.

Dale

 

How does the akimoto come close to Hightepssilicones quality? I have used akicrapo before and it just splits as soon as any heat gets to it. The hightempsilicone hose is by far the best i have ever used.

Hosetechniques is a friggin joke!! Do not use them. Waay to much money for the crap hose you get from them Theirs pinches and cracks with little bends as well. I get twice the hose for the money from Hightempsilicone. The kits that the rx store sells are a waste of money. Half that cost for better product. IMO it is a no brainer

I have used almost all the companies and Hightemps is the best. And has many colors! AND a pic of your friggin car on the home page!!! Where is the support?

 

I used a kit with the same exact sizes as the Hose Techniques kit. I ended up using exactly half of all the sizes in the kit. So if you're extra cost conscious then 60% of those sizes should work.

Dave

 

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Hosetechniques is a friggin joke!! Do not use them. Waay to much money for the crap hose you get from them Theirs pinches and cracks with little bends as well. I get twice the hose for the money from Hightempsilicone. The kits that the rx store sells are a waste of money. Half that cost for better product. IMO it is a no brainer
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Actually, HighTempSilicone makes the hose *for* HoseTechniques . So it's the exact same stuff. I've ordered TONS of hose from HT, and when HighTempSilicone first showed up on the FC forum, I bought some hose from him. Compared the two - everything I can tell, it's identical.

That said, I've used TONS of HT hose over the years, on my car and on friend's cars. NEVER had a problem with it. Same could be said for HighTempSilicone's product, though I don't know if he's got a website for easy ordering and whatnot.

Dale

 

2nd That!

 

Well when i talked to him last that was not the case. That said maybe the hose that the rx store offers is not in fact teh HT hose. I compared the 2 side by side as well and the Hightempo hose was infenetly better than hose techniques. I could just about fold the 4mm in half before it would disrupt air flow thru it. Where as the other i put less than a 90 degree bend and it caved in on itself.

All personal opinion i guess. Maybe Hightemp will chime in and say whether he makes the hose for them now or not.

http://hightempsilicone.com/

hightempsilicone's site Damian's CYM on the home page.

 

Akimoto uses a Peroxide curing system on their silicone hoses. Actually they are made here in CA by a company I am very familiar with. Infact I used to work for them as well

I made all of the hose Techniques hoses from 1996-2002. They use a platinum system on Silver, Black, and all of theflow colors. However they are still using a Peroxide system on the most common colors, blue and red. This allows them to save a little money on the production side because the silicone itself is easier to work with and is cheaper. The bad side is it is not as a high quality and does not have the physical properties of a platinum system.

We make all of our silicone hoses with a platinum system, beefed up the wall thickness and changed the colors (more noticeble in the blue).

I need damian to make me a flash intro for the new page! I love this guys vids.

The kits are sold with

40Ft 3.5MM
15Ft 4.0MM
16Ft 6.0MM
4Ft 8.0MM

However as dave has stated you will have left over hoses.

Jim

 

Thanks Jim. I thought there was a difference in the production process now. And for the record the hose i had from Techniques was the "red" hose that apparently continued to use the old method(peroxide) If that lends any credit to my comparison.

Again personal opinion. But Black is the best color around

 

i've been getting all my silicone from high temp silicone for like a year now. i've never been disappointed.

 

Oh c'mon is it the hose or the fact that I hand deliver our products to you so you can save on shipping?

(This guy only lives 5 Miles from me so sorry everbody this is not an option on all orders!)

 

So in using the hosetechniques kit from rx7store, if the hoses are bending the desired way and not caving in, what is the downside to using them? I have just about finished up a vacuum hose job. Before I put any tight bends on hoses I would simulate the bend before I put it on and blow through one side to make sure it wasnt caving in. You say the quality is not as good, but I'm not working on a space shuttle, just a car. What level of quality, compared to the stock rubber hoses, do you need to ensure a successful long lasting hose job?

 

I 2nd that and third that !

Call Lucky tell him Hotwheel sent ya !

Thats my engine on his site !

Here is the direct link http://www.hosetechniques.com/before...99514243695616

 

You buy the kit, not individual sizes. The kit comes with 3 sizes.

 

thanks :-)

 

>>How does the akimoto come close to Hightepssilicones quality?

ur talking about 2 diff kinds of hoses, the hightemp i use for the couplers, the akimoto i use for vac hoses.

 

>>AND a pic of your friggin car on the home page!!!

yeah, hightempsilicone.com make VERY good stuff, I gave them that pic to use and I put their sticker on my car :-) hows that for support ..... LOL

...and again, were talking different hoses, not the same deal.

 

>>I need damian to make me a flash intro for the new page! I love this guys vids.

thanks Jim ;-) ....and the site looking good!!!

 

probably a little of both. speaking of which, it's about time for another order. bunch of t-bolts and red stuff. i'll get in touch with you in the next little while.

 

If anyone has some extra black silicone left over from a kit they got I need 2 different sizes and just a few feet. I'd be willing to buy it from you or do some equivalent polishing work in return.

 

You in good timing. We just received 8200 T-bolts today!

 

Hey Damian i was just givin you a hard time I know you ment vaccum hoses. I thought you had gotten some hose from jim before. And i was actually asking how you thought it compared. ( as i thought you had gotten some)

And again just playin about the support, you more then spread the word about good products.

 

sweet! should i email the list or what?