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  1. mustardfj40

    mustardfj40 Formula 3

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    #1 mustardfj40, Jun 3, 2009
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    Has anyone found a OEM style or look-a-like replacement for '89 air foam tube? mine still looks ok but I don't think it will last another 10 years.

    Will this become another Unobtainium part? Thanks.
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  2. Iain

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    #2 Iain, Jun 3, 2009
    Already is. Both mine are now wrapped in black ducktape - there was nothing much left of the foam. That one you have ought to be in a museum !!
     
  3. Mule

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    #3 Mule, Jun 3, 2009
    Mine did not look that good 20 years ago!

    I use some bright orange aircraft ducting. Ricambi used to have black ducting on his website, but I do not see it anymore.
     
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    #4 Futureman, Jun 4, 2009
    Mine was shedding all over the engine bay when I bought the car two years ago. Kept the wire duct, but replaced it in the car with the hose from Ricambi. I figure one day I'll try and come up with an insulation solution for the wire duct.
     
  5. rolindsay

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    #5 rolindsay, Jun 4, 2009
    Aircraft Spruce has air duct in metric sizes. That's what I used on my 308GTB. Looks great, as my older car used old-school ducting anyway.
     
  6. mustardfj40

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    #6 mustardfj40, Jun 4, 2009
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    This foam hose is very fragile and falling apart easily. I am concerned getting this hose back in the car without poking holes in it. Anyone knows of a high temperature thin flexible rubber/vinyl, or something like Koolmat but thinner and flexible?

    Since this hose is NLA, I am thinking about in the future, I can strip the outer foam off the hose, then use a high temp insulation foam and wrap around the wired-duct core, foam thickness is about 0.5 -0.75 inch, then make a sleeve using a thin flexible high temperature fabric and wrap around the foam insulated hose and tuck the ends into the plastic collars. I would sew a velcro strap onto the sleeve to hold everything together. This hose would look puffy more like the original, it also keeps incoming air cool, and lowers the noise. But I have yet to find something like the Koolmat but thinner and more flexible: http://www.koolmat.com/race.shtml.
     
  7. Mule

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    #7 Mule, Jun 4, 2009
    Mine is from Aircraft Spruce, also.
     
  8. judrick

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    #8 judrick, Jun 5, 2009
    I always wondered what my hose used to look like when new. I bought the plastic hose replacment from Ricambi.
     
  9. Mule

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    #9 Mule, Jun 5, 2009
    Is Ricambi no longer selling it? I can't locate it on his site. For the original poster - find a good replacement now while you can spend the time looking. Mine turned to dust (literally) by 40K miles.
     
  10. AMA328

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    #10 AMA328, Jun 7, 2009
    well, there's always ebay. Seems someone usually has a non-original replacement up for sale.
     

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