Silicone intake hose
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Assuming your hose clamps are also replaced with some good quality stainless then the main benefit is it won't corrode/break down compared to the rubber.
EDIT: dammit, misread that as cooling hoses :/
No, it's just looks really. The rubber will eventually harden/crack/whatever, but air is relatively forgiving on the intake hose
EDIT: dammit, misread that as cooling hoses :/
No, it's just looks really. The rubber will eventually harden/crack/whatever, but air is relatively forgiving on the intake hose
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If you get a new airbox, then worry about the hose I suspect you won't see any difference (the inside of the standard airbox is ribbed, there's the Hondata aiorbox mod for that before you worry about hoses), first you'll probably want to look at a different airbox/filtration (Gruppe M, Tegiwa, CAI, etc.)
I suspect you won't see any difference (the inside of the standard airbox is ribbed, there's the Hondata aiorbox mod for that before you worry about hoses), first you'll probably want to look at a different airbox/filtration (Gruppe M, Tegiwa, CAI, etc.)
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The standard K20 intake hose can crack on the inside of the bend, it's hard to spot but will be at risk of sucking in unfiltered air. Silicone hoses are good but they can be a pain if you have an RBC. Absolute best option would be to have a steel replacement made but it wouldn't be cheap.