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Apr 12, 2008 | 07:12 AM

Bville-Bud

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08

Braded or silicone hoses

Has anyone done a braided hose, or silicone hose engine dress up? I did a search bud didn’t see much. I’d love to see some pics or hear about the installs.

Thanks!

Apr 12, 2008 | 07:44 AM

dieseldave56

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Black braided hose

I went with black nylon braided hose for those hoses I could remove. The car is QS and the engine bay is black, sliver , SST and aluminum. Just trying to keep it simple.

Apr 12, 2008 | 09:15 AM

jon c

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Chip at CCA sells some braided hose for the radiator and for catch cans and is working on a kit for all hoses I beleive.

http://www.customcorvetteaccessories.com/

Apr 12, 2008 | 09:42 AM

J.R.

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I put the Pfadt silicone setup on mine. Looks good. Comes in red, black, blue and yellow. I think they have photos on their website. If not PM me and I will take some photos of my setup.
www.pfadtracing.com

Apr 12, 2008 | 06:22 PM

Bville-Bud

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08

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Originally Posted by dieseldave56

I went with black nylon braided hose for those hoses I could remove. The car is QS and the engine bay is black, sliver , SST and aluminum. Just trying to keep it simple.

Where did you find the black nylon braded? My car is silver, and I have a silver & black theme going (& loud

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Apr 13, 2008 | 01:01 AM

dieseldave56

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Black nylon braided AN size hose

http://stores.ebay.com/Towers-Racing...QQftidZ2QQtZkm http://search.stores.ebay.com/Falcon...763754QQsofpZ0 Earl's sells it , Summit Racing, most likely Russell too. Not hard to find. Hope this helps. The hose just adds a slight sheen to the engine compartment that compliments the other bling bling.

Jul 14, 2008 | 11:28 PM

YellowFlash

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Looking for opinions

Does anyone know which is better, silicone or braided hoses, for replacing the stock water hoses?
And does anyone have any pics of either in there Vettes?

Jul 15, 2008 | 11:29 AM

Red3644

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The silicone hoses work well as long as they are protected. I've seen them spit like sausages from what appeared to be small nicks. I won't
use them anymore. Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.