TRD CAI RUBBER HOSE

[KaZe-]

i recently brought a trd cai and the thing was cracked also go to autobarn and ask them show them acuttaly and they have a turbo silicon hose elbow its 7 and 7.6 so its exactly the same size as the trd one the problem is its $60 and its blue!! lolz but yer its a bit long so u gotta cut it to size and its in my car atm and it works fine dont think it will be cracking cuz its silicon...

Steve,

[RedLiner]

I have duck taped it so it can last till i find a new pipe lol....

[KaZe-]

dont ducktape it man it probly make it worse just go to a autobarn and buy what i got it works a treat

[RedLiner]

yer its hard to go autobarn when u work all day and there is no autobarn near ur work..

duck tape is only temporary till saturday.....to hold it....

[SILVABULLIT]

The rubber elbow on the CES intake is industrial strength rubber and is about twice the thickness of the TRD elbow. It will not break in a hurry and is a lot harder to fit than the TRD one. Plus the elbow for the CES CAI is 3" on both ends.

[RedLiner]

So would the CES rubber be appropriate?

[Northy]

So would the CES rubber be appropriate?

its too big and because its so strong i dont think that just clamping it down more would solve the issue

[CHA54]

a proper reinforced silicon reducer elbow from thermalflex, SFS etc is the BEST option, but also the most expensive at approx $70 for the bend. Beware of a lot of the cheap silicon reinforced hose on ebay, some of that is no better than the crappy plain rubber elbows.

The last lot of silicon reinforced hose, elbows and reducers we got was ordered from the US. Including T-bolt clamps and express shipping the total was about 60% the cost of purchasing just the hose locally.

[SILVABULLIT]

The rubber elbow on the CES intake is industrial strength rubber and is about twice the thickness of the TRD elbow. It will not break in a hurry and is a lot harder to fit than the TRD one. Plus the elbow for the CES CAI is 3" on both ends.

CES rubber elbow is 3" both ends as stated above <_< You cannot clamp it down .25" to match the 2.75" diameter of the TRD CAI asit is a heavy reinford rubber elbow that doesn't really bend.

[DHC09]

In fact.. the hardest part when fitting my cai was the rubber elbow. Once its on its ON, very difficult to make the slightest of adjustments

[RedLiner]

Castle Hill Toyota has a hose :D

[CORZZA]

Castle Hill Toyota has a hose :D

They should seeing as they supply the TRD CAI's

How much they charging you?

[RedLiner]

$59.95 lol

[CORZZA]

DAMN! well about $10 cheaper than the blue silicone hoses

[traumatized]

Castle Hill Toyota has a hose :D

If they have the hose there and you plan to purchase it, aren't you afraid that it will crack like your one has? I'm just thinking if it's cracked once maybe it will crack again even if you dont tighten the clamps too tight

[RedLiner]

The other one cracked cos it was too tight....

u learn from experience..the new one wont be put on as tight......

the old one held up ok after i loosened tha clamps...