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shane

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What type of 6mm hose do you gents tend to use for the acuator pipework?
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silicone?


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round?

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round silicone?

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shane

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Lmao, not quite what I was hoping to hear. Stevie Turbo mentioned on another thread http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=212413 not to use silicon/ vaccum hose, hense why I asked the question, so are a few of you using 6mm siicon hose?
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always have on mine with no issues

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shane

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Anyone else any thoughts?
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if your worried just use 6mm fuel hose ive used both fuel and silicon and both seemed to work fine

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shane

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not worried, just working out what i need to order ad from who, trying t save multple orders and mounting postage costs.
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6mm fuel hose is ideal.

As mentioned above, the soft silicone hose many use, is pure crap IMO.

OK for un-important vacuum hoses. But for vital boost control stuff, not a chance in hell would I use it.

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hi guys...

i tried to find out where i hook the actuator pipe to but no luck, i already searched high and low..can anyone help me??

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ps i have a t2 turbo if that makes a diferençe.


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Try here

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=257121

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

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hi mate... thanks for the reply... forgive the stupid question but is it hooked up to the turbo? cause i dont remember seeing seeing an outlet on turbo for the pipe to go on, or do you make an outlet? or am i totally wrong.. sorry im a total knob


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Actually there is a long thread on the benifits of putting the actuator on take off on the manifold or not. Have a read through here.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=335095

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

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hi mate..

thanks for the link, read through the hole thing and just got more cofused..lol think i will connect it to the turbo itself, only problem if i have everything fitted in the car, and cant for the lif of me find the outlet on the turboas i have to go by feel, and dont know where to look, does somebody by anychance have a pic so i know where to look,

cheers and thanks again mate.


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