I've been thinking about ways to route a cold air intake for a supercharger setup (applies for turbo guys too). Instead of cutting aluminum tubing and getting creative with the routing, has anyone used a silicone duct hose? I found one that has a very smooth inner surface built specifically for airflow applications. Routing a hose will be tons easier, instead of mating several aluminum pipes together. It's a 2-ply design and can withstand 550F.

Anyone tried this out?

 

I looked into that as an option when I did my CAI. It seems like it would work fine, though I couldn't find silicone hose as big (diameter) as I wanted. And I wanted the bling, so I went with polished aluminum piping.

 

might look pretty good in that red color

 

That's what we use for brake ducts, typically comes in 2". Let us know if you find some in 3-4"

 

This looks like a viable option, but just remember that if this is connected to the turbo inlet it will see negative pressure as the turbo is ingesting air, so check to see its crushing strength.

 

i was just about to post that, soooo, x2 lol.

 

I was thinking more for directing the air, rather then a direct hook up to the blower or turbo, because as mentioned, it may not hold up to the suction. Be an interesting test.

 

I bought some 3.5" duct from http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tp...action=product

Datasheet here: http://www.hrpworld.com/client_image...pdf_3171_1.pdf


I plan on hooking this up directly to the inlet of my blower (paxton 1200). The duct is rated at 29 in/Hg of vacuum (~14psi). I've seen people hook it up directly to their turbo inlet without issue. The inlet pressure should be less than the compressor side. I'm running 9psi of boost; I expect about half of that for inlet pressure.

 

...and for you turbo guys

 

lol to small