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Old 21 January 2007, 02:57 PM
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Been looking to fit a FMIC to my Classic (99) and have noticed some come with Hard Pipes..What's the main differences with this apart from being harder to fit (if they are)?

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Old 21 January 2007, 04:03 PM
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Anyone help on this ?
Old 21 January 2007, 04:16 PM
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Most come with hard pipes. There are only a few that come with all silicone pipes. I wouldn't worry too much about it. People run both sorts without problems.
Old 21 January 2007, 04:20 PM
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Cheers for the reply mate,

Just wondered if the Silicone ones were better or not for air flow .
Old 21 January 2007, 05:45 PM
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The metal pipes (usually anodised aluminium) will not change shape when the boost is high, ie 1.6 bar.
The silicon pipes will change shape like a balloon (relativly speaking) and the turbo has to push more air into the pipes to achieve the same boost pressure.
This will show in a small increase in spool-up (lag) of the turbo.
Probably not worth fretting over.
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Old 21 January 2007, 07:30 PM
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Thanks Graham.

Just what i needed to hear.

All i have to do now is figure out what one to go for lol.
Old 21 January 2007, 10:40 PM
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Hybrid from Harvey.
Old 22 January 2007, 01:40 AM
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I got mine from these guys (see below). Ordered it 3 pm Friday it arrived 10am Saturday. Excellent quality, very good fit. £340 Delivered inc VAT.

Has run circa 360bhp for almost a year now with no problems.

Company : Autospares of comber
Contact : Clive Jardine
Address : 33 mill st, comber , co down
bt23 5eg , United Kingdom
Tel : +44-2891871199
Email : accessories.uk@autobahn88.com

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Old 22 January 2007, 02:35 AM
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same as mine Daz , though mine was £235
had mine 2 years and have had no problem
gonna be up to iro 430 bhp in march and i'll only think about changing it if my mapper suggests it
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Nice one! I'm hoping to be near the 500's shortly. I have been running a project on it for a while but financial constraints have stalled its progress for the time being a good read none the less.

https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...ssic-2-0l.html
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Originally Posted by 911
Hybrid from Harvey.
Funny you should say that Graham..
Old 22 January 2007, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyDAZZA
same as mine Daz , though mine was £235
had mine 2 years and have had no problem
gonna be up to iro 430 bhp in march and i'll only think about changing it if my mapper suggests it
Where did you get yours for 235? It's an Autobahn 88? There seem to be plenty of ebay cheapies around at the moment, but looking at the Autobahn 88 ones, they at least have a website and it shows how they make them etc. Plus I've got an Autobahn88 turbo inlet pipe and I'm very happy with it.
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I know there are some cheap replica Hybrid copies about at tempting prices, but so many have Hybrids over the years I've read on here i went for one from Harvey.
I have no idea about the Autobahn88, just the hybrid.
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Originally Posted by silent running
Where did you get yours for 235? It's an Autobahn 88? There seem to be plenty of ebay cheapies around at the moment, but looking at the Autobahn 88 ones, they at least have a website and it shows how they make them etc. Plus I've got an Autobahn88 turbo inlet pipe and I'm very happy with it.

got mine ages ago at that price and was lucky to get it at all
right dodgy geezer i got it off , took 10 weeks to come.

i've got the 88 inlet hose as well , , heard bad things about them but i'm braving it , only done 450 miles so far on new build and all seems ok , Bob Rawle says its all ok so that's good enough for me
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